New Delhi, Oct. 24 -- Senior IPS officer and the Rajnandgaon Superintendent of Police (SP) Ankita Sharma went viral recently after a video of her firing an AK-47 during an event went viral. Clad in a saree, she fired multiple rounds at the police lines in Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. She performed the traditional shastra puja on Dussehra and fired about nine rounds into the air, as per multiple reports.

The video has received mixed reactions. While some people on the internet praised her for her confidence, a section of people questioned the firearm safety, wondering how safe it was to fire off duty.

Ankita Sharma hails from the 2018 batch of the Indian Police Service. She is a Chhattisgarh-cadre officer and is originally from Durg distri...