Groom shot at, injured in wedding procession

New Delhi: In a nightmarish incident, a 25-year-old groom was allegedly shot by two unidentified assailants during his wedding procession in South Delhi’s Madangir area on Monday night.

The groom was identified as Badal, who sustained a bullet injury on his right shoulder. Following this, he was immediately rushed to a local hospital for treatment. Later, the victim returned to his wedding after initial treatment to complete the rituals.

The police said that after completing the wedding rituals, Badal was again admitted to the hospital.

The police further said that the bullet was stuck between the shoulder bones and the doctors are taking a call on surgery.

According to information, the wedding procession, which started from Khanpur, was hardly 500 metres away from the venue when the incident took place around 10.00 pm.

The groom was on a carriage while his relatives and guests were dancing on the road.

In his statement given to the police, Badal said that two men approached from the procession, climbed on to the carriage, and fired at him on the right shoulder.

According to police, it took him a while to assess the situation as to exactly what had happened. By the time he started to feel the sting from the bullet wound and blood flowed from his shoulder, the assailants had escaped from the spot.