A youth named Rajesh in his 20s was allegedly shot at on Thursday night for laughing on a joke he received on Whatsapp in Ranchi. While taking meals a roadside hotel under Pandra Out Post of Sukhdeonagar Police Station in Ranchi Rajesh laughed at a joke he received on his mobile phone and a person sitting next to him got enraged thinking that the Rajesh was laughing at him, said the victim.After he was shot at in the stomach the youth was admitted to the Rajendra Institute of medical Sciences, where he is being treated. Police said that a case under Arms Act has been registered against the unknown persons and a search has been ordered to nab the culprits.