Overview
- The annual post-Diwali ritual featured warriors from Gautampura and Runji hurling burning Hingots across a designated field before large crowds.
- Block Medical Officer Dr. Vandana Kesari told PTI that around 35 participants were injured, including two sent to Depalpur with a broken arm and a nose injury.
- A local police account put the toll at 44 injured with five hospitalised, highlighting differing casualty tallies but no fatalities reported.
- Authorities erected high nets and barricades and deployed roughly 200 police, 100 administrative staff, fire engines, and ambulances to protect spectators and treat injuries on site.
- Hingots are hollowed wild fruits packed with gunpowder and other materials, and the centuries-old practice continues without a ban due to its traditional roots.