Noida, Feb 23 (PTI) Two people were injured in celebratory firing during a wedding ceremony at a banquet hall in Gautam Buddh Nagar district on Sunday, police officials said.

Police Commissioner Laxmi Singh's media in-charge said that the wedding procession of Alok, a resident of Bisrakh village, had come to the Ashirwad Marriage Home in Sakipur village.

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Some people in the wedding procession fired in the air at around 10 pm and the bullets hit Santosh (45) and Dayal (23).

They were admitted to a hospital and one of them is in a critical condition, police said.

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Singh said that efforts are being made to identify the accused with the help of CCTV cameras.

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