Shot man takes vows
– An Indian groom shot by two gunmen as he rode a chariot to his wedding in New Delhi managed to return just hours later after surgery and take his vows, police said yesterday.
The unidentified assailants mingled with wedding guests dancing in an extravagant street procession as the 25-year-old groom made his way to the ceremony.
Police said the pair climbed onto the horsedrawn carriage and opened fire before fleeing amid the panic.
The groom was struck in the shoulder and rushed to hospital, where doctors stemmed the bleeding but could not remove the bullet easily without major surgery.
The groom, bandaged up, returned to his brideto-be just three hours later and performed his wedding rituals.
“The bullet is stuck between the shoulder bones,” said Vijay Kumar, a deputy commissioner of police in Delhi.
Police are searching for the two suspects.
They have not established a motive for the brazen attack, but said it did not appear to be a random act of violence. – AFP
New Delhi