India, Feb. 14 -- A 26-year-old electrician was allegedly shot dead by a groom and his two friends during an engagement ceremony over a faulty LED light in Pataudi on Thursday night, police said on Friday.

Police identified the deceased as Barkat Khan, originally from Kharot in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, who worked as an electrician for a contractor in Pataudi.

According to police, the contractor had erected tents and fixed lights for the engagement and wedding of the accused, Amandeep, 23, at Ransika on Thursday morning. To look after the lights, Khan stayed with two more associates, Mustafa and Mohammad Yusuf.

Mohammad Hashim, deceased's father-in-law, quoting the deceased's associated present at the spot, alleged that the incident happ...