Seven year old boy shot dead by his elder brother, accidentally pulled the trigger of a countrymade pistol

Dr.Thomas (Special Correspondent)

In a tragic incident,a seven-year-old boy shot dead by his elder brother while he pulled the trigger of a countrymade gun accidentally while playing with it at a farm house in Kadashivanahalli village in Kanakapura on Saturday.

The deceased Shama,was playing with his elder brother Sajid,16,at the farm house while their parents working as labourers at the farm house belonging to Mallesh.

Senior officer with other staff rushed to spot and after collecting information he said that the deceased brother Mallesh had a country made gun to fire at the wild animals and kept the gun loaded .

Sajid while playing picked up the gun and unsuspectingly aimed at his younger brother shama and pulled the trigger in a close range.

Due to the impact Shajid few away and sustained serious gun shot and died on the spot with excessive bleeding.

Amunulla and Shameem,parents of the boy hearing the gun shot rushed to the spot along with others and found the boy lying dead in a pool of blood While Sajid was crying inconsolably .

Shama was rushed to the hospital where he was declared as brought dead.The police rushed to the spot and detained Sajid for questioning and later arrested Mallesh charging him under various sections of arms act and culpable homicide .