1 killed, 4 hurt as gun aimed at drone goes off at Fatehpur wedding
KANPUR, June 23 -- A wedding celebration in Fatehpur district turned tragic late on Sunday night when an alleged celebratory gunshot killed a 50-year-old man and injured four others after a youth reportedly attempted to shoot at a drone camera flying above the venue, police said.
The incident occurred in Ahiran Dera hamlet of Lamheta village under the Ghazipur police station area while wedding rituals were underway. According to police, Sumit Tiwari, a resident of a neighbouring village who had come to attend the ceremony, allegedly pointed a licensed single-barrel gun at a drone hovering over the venue.
"Initial investigation and interrogation revealed that the youth was trying to target a drone with his gun. When some onlookers intervened and stopped him, he attempted to lower the weapon. The gun went off accidentally while he was placing it on the ground, triggering the incident," SP Abhimanyu Manglik said.
The shot hit five people present at the venue. Dheeraj Nishad, 50, a resident of Augasi village in Banda district, suffered critical injuries and was declared dead at a government hospital....
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