New Delhi, June 2 -- The father of a 17-year-old boy who died after being shot in a crowded marketplace in South East Delhi's Amar Colony has demanded capital punishment for the accused, saying such criminals would "commit crimes again" if they are not dealt with strictly.

Speaking to ANI, expressing deep anguish and rage over the loss of his son, the grieving father demanded a strict, mirroring punishment for the assailants.

"Everyone demands that what happened with my son should happen to their sons as well. My son was shot in the head twice; the administration should shoot them in the head... They will commit crimes again," he said.

The teenager succumbed to his injuries on June 1, a day after he was shot outside a restaurant in Ama...