NEW DELHI: A video circulating on social media captures a chaotic scene at IIT Guwahati , where a Diwali celebration turned into a fiery exchange of crackers between students .
What began as festive fun quickly escalated into a dangerous “firecracker war” between residents of the Barak and Umiam hostels, forcing police to intervene.
In the viral clip, students can be seen launching rockets and bursting crackers at each other from across hostel buildings, lighting up the campus sky in a chaotic display.
The noise and intensity of the fireworks made the area resemble a battlefield more than a festival ground.
A user on X shared the video with the caption, “This video is allegedly from IIT Guwahati, where a Diwali firecracker war broke out among the ‘most talented’ students of India. Police had to intervene to stop it. Seems these students were trying to learn how rockets and missiles work — and how physics and geometry apply when firecrackers are burst.”
As of now, IIT Guwahati authorities have not issued an official statement regarding the incident.
What began as festive fun quickly escalated into a dangerous “firecracker war” between residents of the Barak and Umiam hostels, forcing police to intervene.
In the viral clip, students can be seen launching rockets and bursting crackers at each other from across hostel buildings, lighting up the campus sky in a chaotic display.
The noise and intensity of the fireworks made the area resemble a battlefield more than a festival ground.
A user on X shared the video with the caption, “This video is allegedly from IIT Guwahati, where a Diwali firecracker war broke out among the ‘most talented’ students of India. Police had to intervene to stop it. Seems these students were trying to learn how rockets and missiles work — and how physics and geometry apply when firecrackers are burst.”
Another user wrote on X, "Crackers war at IIT Guwahati. Police and security had to intervene to stop the celebrations after it got out of hands."This video is allegedly said to be from IIT Guwahati where there was Diwali fire crackers war among "most talented" students of India.
— Woke Eminent (@WokePandemic) October 22, 2025
Police had to intervene to stop the Fire crackers War
Seems these students were trying to learn how rockets and missiles work, and how physics… pic.twitter.com/nwOjucwr8m
Crackers war at IIT Guwahati 📍. Police and security had to intervene to stop the celebrations after it got out of hands. pic.twitter.com/FXactQIwcQ
— Lafde or Kalesh (@Lafdeorkalesh) October 22, 2025
As of now, IIT Guwahati authorities have not issued an official statement regarding the incident.
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