A nine-year-old boy was allegedly shot dead by a man after he refused to fetch water for mixing with alcohol during a naming ceremony in Uttar Pradesh’s Kasganj district, police said. The incident occurred on Friday night in Yakutganj village under the jurisdiction of the Sahawar police station.
The victim, Yashpal alias Yash, had been attending a naming ceremony at his residence when the incident took place.
According to family members, a gathering of relatives and villagers was underway when the accused, identified as Dhanesh Yadav—son of Sukhveer Yadav and a relative of the boy’s father, Jasveer Gola—allegedly asked the child to bring water while he was consuming alcohol. When the boy refused, the accused, reportedly under the influence of alcohol, lost his temper and allegedly shot him in the stomach.
The sudden act of violence triggered panic among those present at the ceremony. The injured child was rushed to the district hospital in Kasganj and later referred to Aligarh due to his critical condition. He succumbed to his injuries during treatment on Saturday, officials confirmed.
Station House Officer Govind Ballabh Sharma stated that a case had been registered based on a complaint lodged by the victim’s family. The accused fled the scene immediately after the incident but was later apprehended near the Khitauli canal bridge. Police also recovered the firearm used in the crime from his possession.
Additional Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar Bharti said that legal proceedings are underway to send the accused to jail and that the case is being investigated from all angles.
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