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2 people arrested in UP for shooting tired dancer in the face after she stopped dancing

The dancer, Hina, was shot after she stopped performing at a wedding on 1 December. She is recuperating in hospital, police said.

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Chitrakoot: The Uttar Pradesh police arrested two people in connection with a case where a woman dancer was shot in the face at a wedding ceremony in Chitrakoot on December 1.
While Sudhir Singh and Phool Singh have been arrested, another accused, Ajit Singh has not yet been apprehended. Ankit Mittal, SP, Chitrakoot, said: “A case of murder was registered after a video went viral showing a woman being shot in the face at a wedding ceremony in Chitrakoot. The victim’s situation is being reported as normal.”

The dancer, identified as Hina, is recuperating at a hospital in Kanpur.
She was shot in the face because she stopped performing for while at a wedding in Chitrakoot.

In the video of the incident, men can be heard saying, ‘Goli chal jayegi’ (A shot will be fired) and then ‘goli chala hi do’ (Go ahead and shoot).


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