A five-year-old boy is killed in Uttar Pradesh’s Sultanpur after being hit by a bullet during celebratory firing at a wedding ahead of a procession, police say. The incident occurs in Futehari Banke village in the Kadipur police station area as a relative allegedly fires a licensed firearm before the wedding party leaves.

Police identify the child as Arsh Patel and say the boy’s mother, Amrita Patel, brings him to the Kadipur community health centre. After the boy’s condition is critical, doctors refer him to the Government Medical College in Sultanpur, where he is declared dead on arrival. Police also say the boy’s body is sent for a post-mortem examination.

All reports say police are investigating and searching for the accused relative, identified as Ajay. While the core account is consistent, outlets differ slightly in how they present details such as the child’s injury location and the phrasing around the accused’s status.