Gorakhpur, Feb. 15 -- A DJ operator was killed during a celebratory firing at a wedding procession on Saturday night in Kaudiram town of the district.
The incident took place about 100 metres before Guru Kripa Marriage Hall, near Baba Baleshwar Nath temple, police said on Sunday.
According to eyewitnesses, the wedding procession of Shubhransh, son of local resident Pradeep Gupta alias Gaga, was heading towards the marriage hall with guests dancing to the DJ music.
During the procession, a youth allegedly opened fire with a pistol. He reportedly fired three shots in quick succession. While two bullets went into the air, the third struck 18-year-old DJ operator Chhotu, a resident of Gaushala village in the Gola police station area, in the ...