12-year-old shot dead by drunk Delhi police officer
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:01 pm
A 12-year-old boy was shot dead by a drunk Delhi police constable, who opened fire during a marriage ceremony in the capital, police said on Monday.
The incident took place around 11.15 pm on Sunday at Dhaka village in north Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar.
Tarun Chauhan, a class 7th student studying in a government school, received a bullet in his chest when the accused opened celebratory fire at the marriage ceremony.
"He was rushed to Sushruta Trauma Centre in the Civil Lines area where doctors declared him brought dead," said a senior police officer.
The accused, identified as Jai Baba, 35, is deputed as a constable in the Delhi Police crime branch. He has been arrested and a case registered against him.
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