Stray bullet kills boy as clash over cigarette turns violent

Meerut | Sunday | 20th January, 2019

Summary:

Kumar’s family members and customers started pelting stones at each other, which led to vendor’s brothers opening fire to scare away customers. When they asked for cigarettes, Kumar said that it was not available. The customers and vendor’s family members escaped after the incident.The family members of the deceased informed Mandawar police and took him to district hospital from there he was referred to Meerut medical college. Bijnor: A 17-year-old Dalit boy was killed by a stray gunshot while he was at his terrace in Bilaspur village of Bijnor late on Saturday evening. The gun was fired after a local vendor and his customers locked horns over the purchase of cigarettes..