Punjab News: In a village in Punjab's Jalandhar, the husband of a Gram Panchayat sarpanch, Paramjit Singh, 45, died after being hit by a bullet during celebratory gunfire at a wedding. He was seen collapsing to the ground, surrounded by guests, as another individual fired shots nearby.

The footage showed roughly a dozen guys dancing and showering money at a wedding celebration in Goraya when Singh was crossing them. One of them, who looked to have pressed the trigger in a hurry before lifting his weapon in the air, fired three times. Singh was struck once and fell.The video of the incident has gone viral on social media.

India has strict gun regulations that prevent any person from carrying firearms to such occasions. Furthermore, the Punjab government has prohibited carrying guns and celebratory gunfire during weddings.

Singh died from a heart attack, according to the police and the victim's wife, but when the footage of him being shot appeared, an investigation into his death is anticipated to pick up steam.

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The individual who had opened fire has not yet been apprehended by the police.

In a similar incident, during a wedding procession in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, a two-and-a-half-year-old toddler tragically died due to celebratory firing incident. When a wedding procession from Gurugram reached Balbir Singh's home in Agahpur village in Sector-41, Noida, the event took place.

Celebration gunfire followed as the procession moved through a packed area. Unfortunately, Ansh Sharma was on his balcony watching the procession when he was hit by a stray bullet. The child suffered a fatal head injury.


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