MP: Minor boy accidentally shoots sister dead

In a tragic incident, a eight-year-old boy today accidentally shot and killed his 10-year-old sister while playing with his father's licensed pistol, police said.

The incident occurred this morning, 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.