Minor Boy Shoots Dead 10-Year-Old Sister

Bhind (MP): In a tragic incident, a 8-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his 10-year-old sister while playing with his father's licensed pistol, on Monday.

The incident occurred, when the brother-sister duo were playing on a bed in their house in Dharmpuri area under Kotwali Police Station, said Bhind Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Rajendra Verma. "The boy - Anuj - was playing with his sister in the morning. He picked up the pistol of his father Dinesh Kumar Ojha, who is a clerk in District Collector's office, and accidentally pulled the trigger. The bullet hit his 10-year-old sister Nidhi," Verma added. He said the girl died on the spot. Her body was handed over to family after post-mortem.

"A case has been registered and further investigations are underway," he added.