A wedding descended into chaos when a row between guests turned violent, with chairs used as makeshift weapons and reports of gunfire. Shocking footage shows several men thumping each other with plastic chairs while women’s screams rang out in the background.
Others who couldn’t get their hands on physical objects traded fisticuffs as the brawl travelled through the venue. The trouble began at around midnight on Thursday (12 March) when local councillor Tilak Veer Chaudhary reportedly began arguing with a guest.
Local media say Chaudhary’s supporters got involved in the fray, allegedly assaulting other guests and throwing chairs. Police were dispatched to the wedding venue and brought the situation under control, allowing the ceremony to resume.
Four people were arrested and sent for medical examination. The bride’s father, Pramod Kumar, told local media that outsiders had forced their way into the venue and disrupted the ceremony.
He claims his relatives took no part in the clash. Kumar said: “We were busy with the marriage rituals when suddenly outsiders barged in and created chaos.
“My family had no role in this fight. It is shameful that such people ruined a sacred occasion. I demand strict action from the police.”
As well as wielding chairs, some guests reportedly used sticks as makeshift weapons, and panic spread when claims of gunfire emerged. Police are working to confirm whether shots were fired. A process to revoke Chaudhary’s revolver licence has reportedly been initiated.
Police are gathering further witness statements and have not ruled out more arrests. This comes as another brawl broke out between a group of off-duty policewomen and a mum and her daughters at a boozy brunch.
CCTV footage from a West London cocktail bar showed Rose Webb, 58, and her daughters Billie Jo Jackson, 35, Emma Dee Jackson, 34, and Casey Jackson, 32, in a dust up with five members of the Territorial Support Group public order unit, the Daily Star reported.
The two groups swung punches and pulled each other’s hair at London Cocktail Club during a High School Musical-themed event on October 15, 2022. The serving police officers – Tanisha Whitlock, Binal Valji, Daniella Andrean, Megan Pearson, and Bethan Thomas – were sitting next to Webb and her family before the trouble started.
Both groups had been enjoying musical bingo, drinking prosecco and eating pizza, Wood Green Courtheard.
The jury found Webb and her three daughters not guilty of affray on day 13 of the trial after 12 hours and 14 minutes of deliberations.
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