Patna , Jun 22: A 12-year-old child was shot dead allegedly for plucking mangoes from an orchard in Bihar's Gogri police station limits of Khagaria area on Thursday.
The incident occurred when the boy was playing with other children in Shergarh village and had ventured into the orchard to pluck some mangoes.
The suspect, on seeing the boy plucking mangoes, got enraged and then allegedly shot him in the head, killing the boy instantly. The accused fled after the incident.
Meanwhile, the child's mortal remains have been sent for post-mortem in Sadar Hospital Khagaria.
The police said a case has been filed on this matter and that they raided the suspect's house. An investigation has been launched and search operations to nab the culprit is underway.
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Chennai (PTI): Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to bowl against Chennai Super Kings in an Indian Premier League match here on Friday.
CSK made one change to their playing XI, bringing in Prashant Veer in place of Matt Short.
CSK had lost to Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets in the opening match while Punjab Kings defeated Gujarat Titans by three wickets.
Teams:
Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (w), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Matt Henry, and Khaleel Ahmed.
Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh (w), Cooper Connolly, Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Xavier Bartlett, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Arshdeep Singh, and Yuzvendra Chahal.
