Agra, April 17 -- A former Army man has been convicted for life for killing his 14-year-old son with his licensed pistol in Agra, in August 2024. Additional district and sessions judge (Court No 01) passed the sentence and also imposed a penalty of Rs.30,000 on the accused.

Mridul Dubey, the additional district and sessions judge, held the accused guilty on April 10 and sentenced him to life on April 15.

On August 21, 2024 an inebriated Dheeraj Gurjar, 42, a former army man shot his teen son dead in Rajpur Chungi area of Agra. The 14-year-old was shot in the chest and died while being taken to hospital. The accused absconded after the crime but was arrested the next day and was sent to jail after being presented in court.

The incident ...