12-year-old victim shot dead during cousin's wedding

A 12-year-old boy was shot dead during firing at a marriage ceremony in Shahabad village in Outer Delhi late Tuesday night.

The incident occurred at around midnight after some people from the groom's side started firing in the air when a Baraat procession arrived at the village from Jhajjar, Haryana.

The deceased identified as Amit Kumar had come to participate in the wedding of his cousin Reena and was watching the Baraat arrive when a bullet hit him in the head. Amidst the commotion nobody realised what has happened until Amit fell down.