Overview
- On Dhok Padwa, Oct. 21, warriors from Gautampura and Runji staged the annual Hingot War near Indore, hurling fireball projectiles made from hollowed hingot fruit.
- Injury figures diverged sharply: PTI reported around 35 cases with two sent to Depalpur for serious wounds, TI Arun Solanki cited 44 with five hospitalized, and the additional district magistrate reported five injured plus about a dozen minor cases, with no fatalities and patients described as stable.
- News18’s later update said at least 35 people suffered burns, including one participant in serious condition referred to a hospital in Indore.
- Authorities erected high nets and barricades and deployed roughly 200 police, 100 administrative staff, fire engines, ambulances and CCTV to manage the event and protect spectators.
- The contest reportedly ended about half an hour early this year, underscoring long-running concerns that persist even as the centuries-old practice remains allowed.