Overview

• A 12-year-old boy discovered a semi-automatic pistol and four live rounds in a garbage heap near Saikrupa Chawl in Dahisar.
• Believing the weapon was a toy, he fired one shot on Friday but narrowly avoided causing any harm.
• Mumbai Police officers arrived within minutes to secure the area and seize the firearm and ammunition.
• Dahisar police have lodged an FIR against an unidentified suspect linked to the discarded gun.
• Authorities are tracing the pistol’s ownership amid growing concerns over unsafe arms disposal in urban waste.