A 5-year-old boy died after a bullet pierced through his chest during celebratory firing in Madhya Pradesh's Morena on Tuesday. The child had come to attend his aunt's wedding when the incident happened.
He was rushed to the hospital, where he succumbed during treatment. The deceased has been identified as Gappu.
It is yet to be ascertained if the child was shot mistakenly or purposely over enmity.
According to information, 5-year-old Gappu had come with his family to attend his maasi's (mother's sister) wedding at Hari Dharamshala on Kali Mata Road in Jaura. During the event, he was playing with the kids while the male members of the family were firing celebratory gunshots—a part of Chambal's culture. A bullet hit the child's chest, leaving him unconscious and bleeding.
Gappu's parents came running and picked him up. They rushed him to the hospital when he died.
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The eyewitnesses said some boys were seen fleeing on bikes after the incident. Police are investigating if the boy was hit out mistakenly or shot deliberately over some personal enmity. The cops are examining the CCTV footage of the wedding ceremony.
Shivgarh police station has registered a case against unknown miscreants and started an investigation.
The bride's family also went into deep mourning after this incident.
