23-year-old shot after taking a selfie holding a pistol with cousin
Delhi: 23-year-old shot after taking a selfie holding a pistol with cousin. A 17-year-old boy accidentally fired a bullet while taking a selfie holding a pistol on Thursday that claimed the life of his cousin in south Delhi’s Sarita Vihar. The 23-year-old cousin, a school teacher in Uttar Pradesh, was visiting the boy and his family when the two decided to take a selfie holding a loaded pistol. The teenager was apprehended and a case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code was registered against him at the Sarita Vihar police station, said Chinmoy Biswal, the deputy commissioner of police. “The pistol belongs to the father of the minor boy. The father is a property dealer. We will take appropriate action against the father for allowing his minor son to use a loaded licensed pistol,” said Biswal. “The two cousins decided to click selfies with a pistol in their hand. The 17-year-old was holding the weapon and accidentally pressed the trigger,” Biswal added. -PTC news
