A woman in Uttar Pradesh's Chitrakoot is critical after she was shot in the face last week when she stopped dancing at a wedding. The bizarre incident has been caught on a chilling video where the young woman, who was part of a dancing group, is seen on stage with a co-performer. Two of the main accused in the case have been arrested.In the one-minute long clip, a man, apparently drunk, is heard saying: "Goli chal jayegi (shots will be fired)," after the woman stops dancing.
"Sudhir bhaiya, aap goli chala hi do (Brother, you should fire the gun)," another man then says.
The woman is then suddenly shot from behind, which takes everybody by surprise. The bullet hits her face.
The video was shot on December 1 during a performance at the wedding of village head Sudhir Singh Patel's daughter in Tikra village. The groom's maternal uncles, Mithilesh and Akhilesh, who were on the stage, were also injured in the firing, according to the police.
One of the village head's family members had reportedly shot at the woman.
On Sunday, the groom's paternal uncle Ram Pratap filed a first information report against an unknown man.
The woman, who has been identified as Hina, 22, is recuperating at a hospital in Kanpur.
Recalling how the events unfolded, Naina, who was dancing along with Hina at the wedding, said: "When we were dancing, the music suddenly stopped. The man then fired at us. She was standing next to me, got shot in the jaw. She has been critically injured."