Meerut, Dec. 8 -- What began as a joyous wedding celebration in Shivpuri village under the Sirauli police station area of Bareilly district on Sunday evening ended in tragedy after a young man was fatally shot during celebratory firing. The incident triggered panic among guests and cast a pall of sorrow over the entire wedding.

According to police, the wedding procession had arrived from Sithoura village, under the Maninath police outpost of Subhashnagar police station in Bareilly, for the marriage of Abrar alias Mangli's daughter. Around 9 pm, as the baraat started to alight from the bus at the baraat ghar located at the village's main square, some attendees began firing rounds in the air.

In the midst of this reckless celebratory firi...