Overview
- The victim, identified as 17-year-old Sahil from the New Modern area, was shot near a community centre in Mansarovar Park and was declared dead at Hedgewar Hospital.
- The accused, CISF head constable Madan Gopal Tiwari, who is posted in Kanpur, has been taken into custody and a pistol suspected to have been used has been recovered.
- Investigators say a preliminary inquiry points to a sudden altercation after the teen allegedly tried to access food by jumping a wall at the wedding venue.
- The family and local witnesses dispute the police version, saying the boys did not enter the venue and that Sahil was assaulted and accused of stealing before the shooting.
- Police have ordered a post-mortem, begun forensic examination and licence verification of the firearm, and are reviewing CCTV footage and witness statements.