President's Bodyguard Saurabh Tomar Shot In Head During Diwali Firecracker Dispute In UP

A jawan posted with the President's Bodyguard was shot in the head after a dispute over bursting firecrackers escalated into firing on Diwali night in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district. The injured soldier, identified as Saurabh Tomar, is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Meerut, where his condition remains critical. According to police and local residents, Saurabh Tomar was bursting firecrackers outside his home along with his brothers Vineet and Mintu when an argument broke out with two villagers, Dheeraj and his brother Monu alias Praveen.