India, March 3 -- LUCKNOW A 13-year-old boy lost his life to a gunshot wound during a birthday celebration at a residence in the Krishna Nagar police station limits on Monday evening. While authorities suspected the incident was an accidental firing, the victim's family raised allegations of foul play.

The incident occurred around 7pm at the house of a contractor, Sanjeev Tripathi, in LDA Colony, Barigawan. The victim, identified as class 7 student Unaiz Khan, was attending his friend's 13th birthday party when the shooting took place.

According to ACP (Krishna Nagar) Rajneesh Verma, preliminary investigations suggested the minors found a revolver kept in the house. "Out of curiosity, the children allegedly began handling the weapon, an...