At least six people were injured by stray bullets in a celebratory firing at Blue Diamond Hotel in Bokaro on Friday night. According to an eyewitness, more than 100 rounds were fired at a marriage ceremony. At one point of time, the gun misfired and stray bullets injured six, including three women during “jai-mal” ceremony.
“The injured including Malti Devi, Neelam Mishra, Devi lal layak and Kunal Kumar, who sustained bullet injuries in their legs, are recuperating at Bokaro General Hospital (BGH) while the rest two were discharged on Saturday noon,” a hospital authority said.
The incident took place at around 9.30 PM during the marriage ceremony of Shikha Mishra, a resident of sector 12 F – 1300, with Nishant Mishra, a resident of Khunti. “We are yet to identify that the arms were licensed or illegal,” police said. A case has been registered at the city Police station. However, the accused are yet to be identified.