Father of the groom accidentally shot dead during wedding gunfire celebrations

This is the horrifying moment the father of a groom was shot dead during an Indian wedding when he was blasted in the head during gunfire celebrations.

Mansoor Patel was celebrating the marriage of his son Shekhar in India, when a guest accidentally shot him from just a few metres away.

Footage, believed to have been captured in Madhya Pradesh, shows the moment the 38-year-old appears on screen, seemingly dancing and enjoying himself.

Men can be seen firing rifles into the air and reloading as music plays in the background during the celebration.

But moments later, and as another gunshot rings out, the video – posted on LiveLeak – shows Patel collapsing to the floor.

In the seconds before the fatal shot, a man to the left of the screen can be seen holding his weapon horizontally in the direction of the groom’s father.