14-year-old dead as teens fight over new video game machine
Lucknow, Aug. 11 -- A 14-year-old boy died after he was attacked with a sharp-edged weapon over a dispute that began over a new video game machine and who will play first on it in the Kotwali area of Sitapur. The boy's cousin, who also sustained injuries in the incident, is undergoing treatment.
Dinesh Pandey, SHO, Kotwali police station, said the video game machine was installed in the shop only a day ago.
The minor had also come to play but he had a dispute with another minor in the shop which snowballed into becoming a dispute among two groups.
As per the FIR registered at Kotwali police station on Monday, the incident took place around 10.45 pm on Sunday near the Raen Basera in Kamela Kajiyara area. The complainant, Mohammad Azad Pehalwan of the same locality alleged that his 14-year-old son, Ayan, had an argument with a boy named Adil, who was associated with a video game shop where the incident happened. Initially, the matter was limited to children but later adults too got involved.
Azad in his FIR said following the altercation, the shop owner, Salim, 63, and his son Shuaib, 30, intervened and attacked Ayan with a sharp weapon. The FIR states that the boy suffered serious injuries to his abdomen and neck.
According to the complaint, some children who witnessed the incident rushed to Azad's house and informed his nephew, Danish. When Danish reached the spot, the two accused allegedly attacked him with the same weapon.
Ayan and Danish were subsequently taken to hospital. As Ayan's condition was stated to be critical, doctors referred him to KGMU in Lucknow. However, he died on the way early on Monday. Danish is undergoing treatment.
Police registered a case under BNS Sections 109(1) (attempt to murder), 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 118(1) (causing hurt/grievous hurt with a dangerous weapon) and 351(3) (criminal intimidation) against Salim and Shuaib as accused. The police have taken the two accused into custody and launched an investigation. SP, Sitapur, Ankur Agarwal, said that they were examining the circumstances that led to the confrontation....
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