A video of Sunil Verma, 25, being hit in the chest late Sunday as he performed Hindu wedding rituals has gone viral on Indian social media. A video of Sunil Verma, 25, being hit in the chest late Sunday as he performed Hindu wedding rituals has gone viral on Indian social media. The footage shows a man identified as a friend of Verma adjusting a pistol when it goes off. Although outlawed in India, celebratory gunfire at weddings and other social events is common and sometimes deadly. A 20-year-old man was killed at his cousin's wedding on Sunday after revellers fired live ammunition to celebrate the event in neighbouring Allahabad district.

Source: Daily Nation May 01, 2018 14:11 UTC