Overview
- The incident occurred Saturday night during pre-wedding festivities in Asadnagar village in Uttar Pradesh's Etah district.
- A 12-year-old died at the scene, and a 17-year-old later succumbed after being referred from a local community health centre to a higher facility.
- Police say gunshots were heard while people were dancing to music, and initial findings point to celebratory firing pending confirmation.
- Additional Superintendent of Police Shwetambh Pandey inspected the site as officers sent the bodies for post-mortem and recorded witness accounts.
- Attendees are being questioned, several people have been detained for questioning, and authorities have not identified who fired the weapon.