Resident of Grozny detained for shooting at Eid al-Fitr

The police detained a resident of Grozny, who celebrated the onset of the holiday of Eid al-Fitr by shooting into the air with a gun, the police reported after checking a posted video of the incident.

A 38-year-old resident of Grozny was detained after a video appeared on the Internet showing him firing a civilian gun. Employees of the National Guard of Russia watched the video, and then employees of the licensing and permit police department identified an owner of a hunting smooth-bore gun.

An administrative material was drawn up against the man, and the gun was confiscated, the “Grozny-Inform” news agency reports today.

The detainee pleaded guilty and promised not to commit any similar actions in the future.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on May 9, 2022 at 04:09 pm MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.