BJP leader's 10-yr-old son shoots dead neighbour in UP's Kaushambi; Police says accidental

Kaushambi: A BJP leader's 10-year-old son "accidentally" shot dead his neighbour while playing in their neighbourhood on Saturday, police said.

The boys were playing 'chor-sipahi' at around 6.30 pm when the BJP leader's son got hold of the politician's licensed revolver and he "accidentally" pressed the trigger, killing his 11-year-old neighbour on the spot, Kaushambi Additional Superintendent of Police Samar Bahadur Singh said.

The incident took place in Karari police station area, he said.

Singh said a complaint has not been registered yet and the the victim's body has been sent for post-mortem.