Baghpat (UP), March 11 A 42-year-old man was shot dead, allegedly by two young men, at a wedding venue here, police said on Wednesday.
The deceased, identified as Vivek alias Vicky, a resident of the Shamli district and husband of the former village head, was found dead, Superintendent of Police Suraj Kumar Rai said, adding that one of the accused has been arrested from the wedding venue.
The incident took place around 1 am on Tuesday night in Doghat town when two young men allegedly opened fire at Vicky, the SP said.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the assailants, who are also residents of the victim's village, allegedly carried out the attack due to an old dispute, he said.
Police said that the former village head, Babli, along with her husband, had come to attend the wedding in Doghat. Around 1 am, while they were in the parking area of a farmhouse, two young men suddenly opened fire at Vivek.
He suffered serious injuries and died on the spot, police said, adding that the farmhouse owner, Sunil Panwar, informed the police about the incident.
One of the assailants was caught by people present at the venue while he was trying to flee and was handed over to the police, while the other accused managed to escape, police said.
Additional Superintendent of Police Praveen Kumar said, acting on Babli's complaint, a case is being registered against four persons.
The police have sent the body for post-mortem, and efforts are underway to arrest the remaining accused, he said.