Revelry at a wedding function turned into a tragedy in Agra when the groom’s 16-year-old cousin was fatally injured due to a gunshot at Sri Vrindavan Garden in Khandauli area of Agra on Thursday.
"He came alone to Agra and on Thursday we were informed about his death. Someone killed him deliberately,” the victim's elder brother, Anil Kumar, said.
According to reports, Class X student Dharmendra Singh (16) came from Rajasthan to Agra alone to attend the wedding function on June 28.While the function was underway, Vivek (19) took a loaded gun from retired Army personnel Gyanendra Singh of Hathras on the pretext of seeing it closely. But after taking the gun, Vivek pulled the trigger and a bullet hit Dharmendra on the chest.
The CCTV footage showed that the victim was standing with four other people when the bullet hit him from close range. As he slumped to the ground, the injured boy was rushed to a hospital but he succumbed to his injuries on the way.
A case was registered and the police booked Vivek and Gyanendra Singh for the murder. Investigations are on.