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Crime
Gunfire at Jalandhar birthday party kills 42‑year‑old woman, injures child and photographer
✍️ Amar Ujala · Jalandhar
🗓 11 Oct 2026, 10:01 PM
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A relative dancing at a birthday celebration in Jalandhar discharged a revolver, firing four rounds that killed a 42‑year‑old woman and wounded a child and a photographer.
A birthday gathering in Jalandhar, Punjab, turned tragic when a relative who was dancing pulled out a revolver and fired four rounds. The bullets struck several attendees, resulting in the death of a 42‑year‑old woman.
The same discharge also injured a child and a photographer who were present at the venue. Both the child and the photographer were rushed to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.
Local authorities arrived at the scene shortly after the incident and began registering the case as an unlawful discharge of a firearm. The investigation is ongoing to determine the exact circumstances that led to the shooting.
The same discharge also injured a child and a photographer who were present at the venue. Both the child and the photographer were rushed to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.
Local authorities arrived at the scene shortly after the incident and began registering the case as an unlawful discharge of a firearm. The investigation is ongoing to determine the exact circumstances that led to the shooting.