Overview
- Police say a 13-year-old boy, identified as Unaiz/Unais Khan, died from a gunshot wound during a friend’s birthday gathering in Krishna Nagar and was declared dead at Lok Bandhu Hospital.
- Investigators’ preliminary account points to an accidental discharge after minors accessed a licensed revolver at the host’s home, a version the victim’s family disputes.
- An FIR based on the father’s complaint names six people under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita provisions including Section 103 for murder, listing three minors, house owner Sanjeev Tripathi, his wife and an unidentified driver.
- The firearm has been seized for ballistic testing, police are analyzing CCTV and other forensic evidence, and a videographed post-mortem has been completed with the body handed to the family.
- Three minors have been detained for questioning and, as juveniles, will come under Juvenile Justice procedures, while local residents have protested and demanded arrests.