14-year-old boy killed as tin sheet slits his neck
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, May 18
A 14-year-old boy died when a tin sheet decapitated him at south Delhi’s Chhawla on Monday. Amit Gupta was at a local fair when the tin sheet used in fencing flew off during a storm.
According to the police, the tin sheet was loosely fixed due to which a case has been filed against the organisers of the fair. The Class VIII student was at the week-long fair at Hanuman Chowk with his family.
“The family was having snacks at a stall when the tin sheet flew off and slit Amit's neck,” said a senior police officer. Amit died on the spot.
Amit lived with his parents and younger brother at Qutub Vihar phase-2. His father Ram Sagar is a street vendor.
“The body was handed over to the family after the postmortem at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital,” said the officer. The police claimed that no permission was taken to hold the fair.
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