India, Nov. 12 -- A 26-year-old soldier serving with the President's Bodyguard was shot in the head in Baghpat district, Uttar Pradesh on Diwali night after a quarrel over firecrackers, according to the district police, who have named two brothers in an attempt-to-murder case.

Saurabh Tomar was letting off firecrackers on the road with relatives when two neighbours, brothers Dheeraj and Monu, objected and picked an argument with his brother Vineet, 28, police said. Officers were alerted to the shooting at about 10 pm on Sunday (November 08).

Following Saurabh's father's complaint an FIR was lodged at Ramala Police station under sections 109(1) (attempt to murder), 115 (2) (voluntarily causing hurt). 352 (intentional insult) and 351 (3) ...