16-year-old boy accidentally shoots himself

A 16-year-old boy died after he accidentally pulled the trigger of a pistol while showing it off to his siblings,police said. The incident was reported from East Delhi’s Madhu Vihar area on Monday night.

According to police,the boy had found the ‘made in Italy’ weapon and was teaching his siblings how to operate it when he accidentally pulled the trigger. He suffered a bullet injury in the neck. Neighbours who heard the gunshot rushed him to the Metro hospital in Preet Vihar,police said. Hospital authorities then made a PCR call.

According to police,the eyewitnesses to the incident are the boy’s 11-year-old brother and 10-year-old sister. A senior officer said,“The brother and sister refused to believe the 16 year old when he told them the gun was original and loaded. To prove it,the 16 year old pulled the trigger of the gun while it was facing him.”

Police have recovered the weapon and recorded the statement of the eyewitnesses. They are conducting an inquiry into the matter,but no case has been registered so far,police said.