India, March 21 -- Angry at not being invited to his neighbour's pre-wedding ceremony, a 21-year-old man shot and injured the groom's 44-year-old father in Tronica City in Loni, Ghaziabad on Thursday morning, police said. The accused, who has been booked for attempt to murder, is on the run, police said.

The accused, Vansh Valmiki, and victim, Sonu Valmiki, live on the first floor of a building in a housing society. The incident took place at 10.30am during the haldi ceremony of Sonu's son, Deepanshu, who is set to be married on Saturday.

"Our close relatives and friends attended the haldi ceremony. After some time, our neighbour Vansh Valmiki, and his friend Tarun Thakur, 22, arrived outside our house and started hurling expletives. Wh...