In a shameful yet scary incident that exuberated the violation of Covid-19 regulations as well as the law in some of the Indian states, a gang of young men were seen waving guns while attending a birthday party in Madhya Pradesh.

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According to the video of the party, several men could be seen proudly flaunting their firearms while standing on the terrace of a building and posing for photographs.

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Not only that but the gang of men were also heard chanting pro-criminal slogans in order to glorify a criminal called Rambabu Gadaria, who had been killed by the police back in 2007.

The video also showed around 400 other men joining the maskless men in singing slogans while being gathered outside the house on the ground.

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Following the incident, a case was registered by the police against the men for the violation of lockdown, with police officer Kamlesh Kumar saying:

"They gathered during the lockdown. We have filed a complaint and are investigating. Action to be taken accordingly."

With the Madhya Pradesh state recording 4,952 coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours to bring their total infection tally to over  7.52 lakh, the state government had announced "Corona Curfew" in the state till May 31.

However, by the looks of things, things are certainly not going to be better any time soon. 

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