Shooter

In a shocking incident, an aspiring shooter Konica Layak allegedly died by suicide in her hostel room in Kolkata. Reportedly, she was training herself with the former Olympian and Arjuna Award winner Joydeep Karmakar. Karmakar said Layak was about to ''get married soon''. ''I don't really know what forced her to take this step,'' he added. Notably, Sonu Sood had financially helped Layak by gifting a brand new rifle.  

The Haryana government imposed a ban on the Punjabi film namely ''Shooter'' till further order on August 20. Reportedly, the government banned the film as it depicts violent content and the dark world of crime which is likely to create a bad impact on the school and college-going students. Allowing the film in the state may influence the young minds to promote gangster and gun culture, stated the order.

Shooter Chandro Tomar popularly known as ‘Shooter Dadi’ passed away on April 30 after battling with COVID-19. The octogenarian was admitted in a Meerut hospital following breathing difficulties. Winning numerous accolades during her career, Chandro along with her sister Prakashi Tomar picked up the guns during their 60s. Moreover, she went on to win the prestigious 'Stree Shakti Sanman'. Notably, movie 'Saand Ki Aankh' was based on her… read-more

With heads held high, Indian shooters Divyansh Singh Panwar and Elavenil Valarivan clinched gold in the 10m mixed air rifle event at ISSF World Cup on March 22. While the duo shot 16 to bag gold, Hungarian pair Istvan Peni, who happens to be world number one, and Eszter Denes shot 10 to get silver. Meanwhile, Mary Carolynn and Lucas Kozeniesky of the United States finished third.