Daijiworld Media Network

Chennai, Jul 3: In a shocking incident, a 13-year-old boy was shot at by a soldier for trespassing at the city's military residential quarters here on Sunday July 3.

The boy was noticed by the soldier plucking an almond fruit inside the army quarters. He was accompanied by his friends, but they fled when the soldier opened fire. A bullet hit the boy, Dilshan, on the head critically injuring him.

Dilshan, a resident of Indira Nagar near Island Grounds here, was rushed to the hospital by his parents who were told about the incident by his friends.

Sources said that the boy succumbed to injuries at the hospital.

Soon after the news spread, residents of Indira Nagar took to the streets in protest against the soldier who shot the boy and demanded immediate action against him.

Meanwhile, police said that an enquiry has been ordered into the incident and assured of serious action against the soldier.