Uttar Pradesh: 10-year-old boy shoots at minor neighbour with airgun in Hardoi

LUCKNOW: A day before his birthday, a 12-year-old boy was left paralysed after being shot at with an airgun by the 10-year-old son of a neighbour in Hardoi on July 21.
An FIR was lodged in this connection on Sunday.
The boy was rushed to Apollo Hospital in Lucknow where he was operated upon and put on ventilator for four days. The boy has suffered paralysis on the left side of his body and is completely bed-ridden.
“Doctors are not able to make a clear prediction about his recovery.The bullet hit him on his head which not only left him paralysed but has also affected his mental stability,” said Abhay Dwivedi, father of the victim.
He said he lodged an FIR against the accused boy after meeting senior police officials on Sunday. Dwivedi has also written to the Uttar Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (UPSCPCR) in this connection.
In the FIR, Dwivedi said his son was playing on the terrace on July 21 when the 10-year-old son of his neighbour came on the terrace of his house.
“An altercation took place between the two kids after which the 10-year-old boy picked up his father’s airgun and shot at my son,” he said.
“I rushed to the terrace and saw my son lying in a pool of blood. I immediately took him to the district hospital from where doctors referred him to Apollo Hospital in Lucknow,” he added.
The boy was operated upon but the left side of his body was left paralysed due to the impact.
Superintendent of police, Hardoi, Ajay Kumar said an FIR had been lodged against the minor for causing grievous hurt to a person by doing any act negligently, and negligent act endangering the life of person.
“My son is a bright student and had participated in robotics competition in Noida recently. Along with technical capabilities, he also has soft and creative skills. He represented his school in a movie-making competition,” he said.