Selfie with pistol goes awry, snubs youth's life

NEW DELHI: In a shocking incident, a youth posing with a pistol was lost his life when the the gun went off in Vijay Vihar.

Police said that the 22-year-old youth identified as Vijay was killed on Thursday night.

During investigation, the police said Vijay and his neighbour were posing with a pistol in a room when the gun went off, police said. The pistol was licensed and belonged to Vijay.

The police found multiple pictures of the two men posing with the pistol in one of the mobile phones. As per initial probe, Vijay appeared to have been shot by accident, while he was taking a selfie, DCP,  Rohini, Rajneesh Gupta said. However, Vijay’s family has alleged that he was murdered.