An Army personnel was shot dead after allegedly being fired upon while trying to stop celebratory gunfire at a wedding in Malmohri village of Punjab’s Tarn Taran district, police said on Friday.

The deceased has been identified as Gursewak Singh, 28, a resident of Khadoor Sahib. According to police, Singh had gone to Malmohri on Thursday night to attend the wedding celebrations of a fellow soldier.

During the event, music was being played by a DJ and some youths were allegedly firing shots indiscriminately while dancing. Singh reportedly objected to the celebratory firing and asked them to stop. Instead of complying, the youths allegedly opened fire at him, leaving him critically injured.

Singh was rushed to a private hospital in Tarn Taran, where he later succumbed to his injuries on Friday.

The Sadar police station has initiated legal proceedings in the matter. SHO Gurcharan Singh said statements of the injured party and witnesses are being recorded, and further investigation is under way.