A police constable opened fire at a girl's relative in Budhana town in Muzaffarnagar after his marriage was cancelled over dowry demands, an official said on Monday.

Shahrukh, posted as a constable in Moradabad, shot at the girl's uncle Nafees on Sunday, a police official said.

The bullet hit the man in his thigh and he was shifted to a hospital, police said.

An attempt to murder case was registered against Shahrukh and three others, the official said.

Shahrukh, a resident of Budhana, was to get married on August 23, but the wedding was cancelled over dowry demands of cash and a car, police said.