Boy, 9, Shot In Jaw During Celebatory Firing At UP Wedding Procession

Celebration quickly turned into chaos as a nine-year-old boy was shot in the jaw in celebratory firing during a wedding procession in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr.

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The boy is undergoing treatment and is reportedly in a comatose state.
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  • A nine-year-old boy was shot in the jaw during celebratory firing at a wedding in Bulandshahr
  • CCTV footage showed a 16-year-old firing a licensed pistol during the wedding procession
  • The boy was inside a building near the narrow lane where the procession was passing
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Smiles and celebration quickly turned into chaos as a nine-year-old boy was shot in the jaw in celebratory firing during a wedding procession in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr.

CCTV footage of the incident showed 16-year-old Robin Verma firing shots in the air using his father's licensed pistol as a procession during a wedding ceremony made its way through a narrow lane last week.

The boy Riyansh Soni was in one of the buildings flanking the lane. One of the bullets hit the child, who was rushed to the hospital.

The boy is undergoing treatment on ventilator support, and is reportedly in a comatose state.

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