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Groom injured during celebratory firing at wedding in Haryana’s Hisar (Watch video)
Mandeep Singh, groom's father was quoted by ANI where he said, “We have registered a case on the basis of the statement of the injured person’s father".
Hisar, April 30: A groom in Haryana is seriously injured during a celebratory firing and has been admitted to a hospital. The entire incident is caught on camera, footage of it has also went viral on social media. A disturbing video footage of the wedding is been surfacing around social media shows that the groom is hit by the bullet when one of the revellers shot rounds in celebration.
Mandeep Singh, groom’s father was quoted by ANI where he said, “We have registered a case on the basis of the statement of the injured person’s father”.
In the footage it can be seen groom celebrating with his friends and family members when a man in blue shirt standing in front of him pulls out his pistol and fired one round of shot. As soon as the shot was fired, the groom fell on ground and was injured seriously.
The incident happened on Thursday night at Haryana’s Hisar region where such type of celebratory firing is considered normal. Report suggest that the groom was admitted to a nearby hospital where doctors had asked to perform surgeries due to severe injuries. Following the incident the marriage has been postponed and will only resume after the groom is discharged from the hospital. Read Also: (5 injured in celebratory firing at a marriage function in outer Delhi’s Alipur area)
The incident took place almost a month after a groom was killed in Uttar Pradesh during celebratory firing. The groom, who fell from his horse after being hit by the bullet, was taken to hospital in Lucknow where doctors declared him dead.
A case of attempt to murder and a case under relevant sections of arms act has been registered by the cops. This is not an isolated incident and in last two months there has been several incidents in which people lost their lives during celebratory firing in wedding ceremonies. Last year a 7-year-old kid died during celebratory firing in a district in Uttar Pradesh, after panchayat polls results were out.
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