A 19-year-old youth was shot dead at a cultural event in Bihar's Bhojpur district allegedly over a brawl regarding seating arrangement.

"There was some cultural event going on and firing took place there. One person has been shot dead in the incident which took place at around 2:30 AM. We are further investigating the matter," a police officer said.

The father of the deceased said that the shooting occurred over sitting arrangement at the event.

"There was some dispute over sitting arrangement," he said.

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