"150 people were injured during the Hingot war event last night at Gautampura, some 55 km from here, when they attacked each other with Hingots which were hurled like missiles. The injured were given first aid at the spot and allowed to go," a police sub-inspector said.
Hingot War is an age-old tradition of residents of Gautampura, which is observed a day after Diwali. In this exercise, 'warriors' are categorised in two groups namely Turra of Gautampura and Kalgi of Rungi village who attack each other with burning Hingots.