A two-and-a-half year old boy was killed after a man allegedly opened celebratory fire during a wedding procession here, police said on Monday. A case has been registered against the accused and efforts are on to arrest him, officials said. The incident occurred around 10 pm on Sunday in Agahpur village. The boy was taken to a hospital where doctors declared him dead during treatment, the DCP said. Police teams have been formed to nab the accused, he said. He said that a man, Happy, claiming to be from the groom’s village opened fire. Police said that Vikas Sharma and his family were watching the wedding procession from their balcony when a bullet struck his child. The child was later pronounced dead at a hospital in the city, theDCP said, adding that a case had been registered and police teams were formed to arrest the accused. For confidential support on suicide matters call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 or visit a local Samaritans branch, see www.samaritans.org for details. In the U.S. call the National Suicide Prevention Line on 1-800-273-8255 or visit www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org.
