India, April 17 -- Kakori (Lucknow) (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 17, (ANI) - A 70-year-old man died after being struck by a bullet during celebratory firing at a farewell function in the Gahalwara village under Kakori police station limits, police said on Thursday..

According to officials, the incident occurred around 9:00 PM on April 16 during a ceremony held at the home of Chandu, son of Nadir, to bid farewell to his daughter. Around 40 to 50 members of the daughter's in-laws' family had gathered from the Kakori Mod area to attend the event.

During the celebrations, shots were fired into the air, one of which fatally struck Chandu's elder brother, Shamsher alias Shera (70), son of Hashim. Shamsher was returning from offering namaz w...