India, Nov. 25 -- MEERUT A 20-year-old woman was killed after being struck by a bullet fired during celebratory gunfire at a wedding in Meerut's Lisadi Gate area. The incident took place on Shyam Nagar 20-Foota Road on Monday night when Aksa, daughter of grocery shopkeeper Mohd Arshad, was watching a wedding procession. As the baraat was passing, several youths allegedly opened fire in the air, police said on Tuesday.

The young woman who had cleared her Intermediate exam this year died during treatment at a hospital.

According to Aksa's brother, Abdul Samad, a wedding procession for Suhail, son of colony resident Haji Shahnazaz, was underway on Monday night. The baraat was scheduled to leave the colony for the wedding venue near Fafunda...