Popular Bhojpuri singer Nisha Upadhyay suffered bullet injury at a live cultural programme in Patna. The shocking incident took place when the singer was performing at a cultural programme during Yagnopavit - a ceremony performed among the Brahmans to wear the sacred thread.
According to several media reports, Nisha sustained injury on her left thigh. A video from the event is doing the rounds on social media.
The singer was immediately rushed to the hospital in Patna, and her condition is stable now.
A report in ETimes stated that no written police complaint has been filed yet. Cops are investigating how the gunshots were fired and who was involved in the firing.
Nisha is a native of Gaur Basant village in Bihar's Saran district. She performs at various cultural programmes in the city.
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