Video: Van hoisted by crane, blown up during Muharram procession in Ujjain

An FIR has been registered against four people in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain after a video surfaced showing a van suspended about 40 feet in the air by a crane and then blown up during a Muharram procession.

In the viral video, two young men can be seen standing atop the van and waving red flags before it is detonated. The vehicle bore the words "Le Phir Aa Gaye" (Here we come again) on its windshield.

Following the circulation of the video, police launched an investigation.

Additional Superintendent of Police Karandeep Singh said the FIR names organiser Shoaib Khan, participants Taleem Khan and Zahid Khan, and crane owner Gopal Mali. The FIR was lodged against them on charges of carrying out the hazardous stunt during the procession.