A 26-year-old man was shot and another hurt in firing after a small altercation between two groups over loud DJ sound during a procession on Dr BR Ambedkar's birth anniversary in the Morena district of Madhya Pradesh, officials said on Tuesday.
The incident took place at around 9 pm on Monday at Hingona Khurd village which falls under the jurisdiction of the Civil Lines Police Station.
According to Morena's Sub Divisional Magistrate CB Prasad, a minor altercation between two groups over the DJ sound turned violent when a boy opened fire, killing one person and injuring another.
"An FIR has been registered against 10 persons. It can't be said that the dispute was over the Ambedkar Jayanti procession. It was over the DJ sound, which further escalated for the reason not known so far," he added.
The deceased has been identified as Sanjay Pippal (26) while a 24-year-old man was hurt in the incident.
Members of the two groups involved in the clash reportedly belonged to the Jatav and Gujar communities.
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