Celebratory firing leaves guest dead in Bareilly
Meerut, Dec. 9 -- 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.
According to police, the wedding procession had arrived from Sithoura village, under the Maninath police outpost 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 in the air.
In the midst of it, a bullet struck Rizwan, a member of the groom's party who was standing across the road. The shot hit him directly on the forehead, causing him to collapse. Panic broke out at the venue as the shooters fled the scene.
Upon receiving information, inspector Vinod Kumar reached the site and rushed the critically injured Rizwan to Bareilly. Despite efforts to save him, he succumbed later that night.
"This is clearly a case of celebratory firing. We are working to locate and arrest the culprits," Inspector Vinod Kumar said....
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