India, Feb. 26 -- A newly married couple were booked by police on Tuesday for allegedly indulging in celebratory firing with rifles during their wedding at a banquet hall in Modinagar on February 19.

Police took the step after taking cognizance of the couple's video surfacing on social media. It shows a bride and a groom dancing together to music. In between, the man fires a shot in the air and later some of their guests bring another gun and hand it over to the bride.

HT, however, could not independently verify the authenticity of the video.

Taking cognizance, police traced it to the banquet hall where the wedding of a local woman, Tanu Chaudhary, was held with Himanshu Chaudhary, a resident of Delhi.

"The couple is aged about 23-24 ...