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10-year-old boy shot at; assailant not known
The bullet punctured the boy's kidney
A 10-year-old boy was shot at by unidentified men in front of his home in East Delhi’s Farsh Bazaar area on Thursday night. The bullet punctured the boy’s kidney, and he is admitted in Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hopital.
The incident happened around 10.30 pm when Aman, a resident of New Sanjay Amar Colony, returned from a nearby grocery shop after purchasing a packet of ` crispies. “He was standing in front of his house slightly off the road when he suddenly started groaning with pain,” said Rakesh, Aman’s neighbour.
There were some other people who were standing there and noticed Aman sitting on the ground holding his stomach. When they checked the boy they found Aman’s abdomen bleeding. They informed Aman’s parents and he was taken to a nearby doctor’s clinic.
The doctor after conducting x-ray told Aman’s parents that he has been shot at and a bullet has pierced his kidney. “A man was taken to Hedgewar Hospital from there he was further referred to GTB Hopital where the doctors took out a 315 bore bullet from the boy’s stomach,” said Rajesh.
Aman, a class 4 student atf KM Public School was on Friday in the intensive care unit of GTB Hospital where his condition is said to be stable. Police have begun investigation and questioning of Aman’s parents, neighbours and the eyewitnesses.
Mystery continues
Police said no one saw anyone shooting a bullet towards the boy. Police further told that Aman’s father, Ranveer, a native of Bhind in Madhya Pradesh, sells samosas on push cart for a living.
Aman has two brothers and two sisters and he is the youngest of them. According to police his father Ranveer didn't have any rivals or enemies in the area. “He is a simple person and it looks like the incident is a case of accidental firing. However, we are investigating the case from every angle,” said a police officer.
Police have taken the bullet which hit the boy in their custody and forensic experts are examining it. CCTV footage of the area is also being scanned in a bid to find the shooter.
The incident happened around 10.30 pm when Aman, a resident of New Sanjay Amar Colony, returned from a nearby grocery shop after purchasing a packet of ` crispies. “He was standing in front of his house slightly off the road when he suddenly started groaning with pain,” said Rakesh, Aman’s neighbour.
There were some other people who were standing there and noticed Aman sitting on the ground holding his stomach. When they checked the boy they found Aman’s abdomen bleeding. They informed Aman’s parents and he was taken to a nearby doctor’s clinic.
The doctor after conducting x-ray told Aman’s parents that he has been shot at and a bullet has pierced his kidney. “A man was taken to Hedgewar Hospital from there he was further referred to GTB Hopital where the doctors took out a 315 bore bullet from the boy’s stomach,” said Rajesh.
Aman, a class 4 student atf KM Public School was on Friday in the intensive care unit of GTB Hospital where his condition is said to be stable. Police have begun investigation and questioning of Aman’s parents, neighbours and the eyewitnesses.
Mystery continues
Police said no one saw anyone shooting a bullet towards the boy. Police further told that Aman’s father, Ranveer, a native of Bhind in Madhya Pradesh, sells samosas on push cart for a living.
Aman has two brothers and two sisters and he is the youngest of them. According to police his father Ranveer didn't have any rivals or enemies in the area. “He is a simple person and it looks like the incident is a case of accidental firing. However, we are investigating the case from every angle,” said a police officer.
Police have taken the bullet which hit the boy in their custody and forensic experts are examining it. CCTV footage of the area is also being scanned in a bid to find the shooter.
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(Published 20 August 2016, 02:26 IST)
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