NEW DELHI: An innocent game of chor-police turned bloody as a 12-year-old boy fired at his playmate with a loaded gun assuming it was a toy pistol. The pistol was bought by the boy's uncle Mukesh (21), who was staying with him at a rented room in Raghuvir Nagar, west Delhi.
A profusely bleeding Chandan, 10, was rushed toDDU Hospital, where he succumbed to bullet injury later. He was a student of Class-VI at a Raghuvir Nagar school and was staying with his parents in the same building.
"The incident was reported on Saturday around 7.15pm. We have arrested Mukesh, who was staying in the accused child's room for the past one year. Since Mukesh is also from Azamgarh, the boy's father allowed him to stay in the room.
During interrogation, Mukesh revealed that he had bought the pistol from one of his contacts in Uttar Pradesh and had hidden it in a trunk in the room,'' said additional commissioner of police (West) V Renganathan.
Sources in the police said initial investigation revealed that the 12-year-old boy had no idea that it was a real, loaded gun. "We have sent the boy to a remand home. We are waiting for the juvenile court's direction to proceed in the case,'' said an investigating officer.
The boy's father, Ramchandra Singh, has also been arrested for allegedly trying to destroy evidence. Ramchandra rubbed the blood stains off the floor immediately after the incident.
Gajendra Pal Singh, owner of the building and who runs an electronics shop, told the police that he kept tenants to earn extra money. "Ramchandra hails from Azamgarh and had come to Delhi three months ago with his 12-year-old son. Mukesh had moved into the room a month back. A few days ago the boy had seen his "uncle" playing with the gun and thought that it was a toy,'' said Gajendra.
Gajendra said Chandan was the son of a bank collection agent Sanjeev Kumar. Chandan and the accused boy soon became close friends. "On Saturday, I heard a loud thud. I rushed to the portico only to find Chandan lying in a pool of blood. I immediately called the police. I also informed Chandan's mother. Doctors at the hospital said Chandan had received a bullet wound on his head,'' Gajendra told the investigating officer.
"We are investigating whether the two arrested men were planning to commit a crime. The accused boy's mother, who stays in Azamgarh , has been informed,'' said Renganathan.
A profusely bleeding Chandan, 10, was rushed toDDU Hospital, where he succumbed to bullet injury later. He was a student of Class-VI at a Raghuvir Nagar school and was staying with his parents in the same building.
"The incident was reported on Saturday around 7.15pm. We have arrested Mukesh, who was staying in the accused child's room for the past one year. Since Mukesh is also from Azamgarh, the boy's father allowed him to stay in the room.
During interrogation, Mukesh revealed that he had bought the pistol from one of his contacts in Uttar Pradesh and had hidden it in a trunk in the room,'' said additional commissioner of police (West) V Renganathan.
Sources in the police said initial investigation revealed that the 12-year-old boy had no idea that it was a real, loaded gun. "We have sent the boy to a remand home. We are waiting for the juvenile court's direction to proceed in the case,'' said an investigating officer.
The boy's father, Ramchandra Singh, has also been arrested for allegedly trying to destroy evidence. Ramchandra rubbed the blood stains off the floor immediately after the incident.
Gajendra Pal Singh, owner of the building and who runs an electronics shop, told the police that he kept tenants to earn extra money. "Ramchandra hails from Azamgarh and had come to Delhi three months ago with his 12-year-old son. Mukesh had moved into the room a month back. A few days ago the boy had seen his "uncle" playing with the gun and thought that it was a toy,'' said Gajendra.
Gajendra said Chandan was the son of a bank collection agent Sanjeev Kumar. Chandan and the accused boy soon became close friends. "On Saturday, I heard a loud thud. I rushed to the portico only to find Chandan lying in a pool of blood. I immediately called the police. I also informed Chandan's mother. Doctors at the hospital said Chandan had received a bullet wound on his head,'' Gajendra told the investigating officer.
"We are investigating whether the two arrested men were planning to commit a crime. The accused boy's mother, who stays in Azamgarh , has been informed,'' said Renganathan.
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