India, Feb. 15 -- A 37-year-old man, Vikram Guruswami Reddy, was fatally shot in a dispute over a birthday celebration at Ambedkarnagar in Dehu Road area of Pimpri-Chinchwad on Thursday night, police officials said.

According to a senior official of Dehu Road Police Station, the incident occurred at around 11.30pm when a group of individuals confronted the victim and his friend Nandkishor Yadav, who were celebrating the birthday of Yadav's niece on the roadside by setting up a temporary pandal.

The group objected to the celebration, and an argument led to a physical altercation in which Nandkishor was injured, and Reddy came in to mediate.

One of the accused opened fire on Reddy, who was rushed to a hospital, where he succumbed to inju...