A 16-year-old boy was apprehended in Burari area of north Delhi for allegedly brandishing a firearm in videos uploaded on social media to impress followers, with police recovering a country-made pistol from his possession, an official said on Thursday.
The juvenile was apprehended after police received information that a boy had uploaded reels on social media while flaunting a firearm, the official said.
On the intervening night of May 13 and 14, police received a tip-off that the boy was roaming in Sunder Vihar, Burari.
Acting on the information, a police team conducted a raid and apprehended the juvenile. During a personal search, police recovered a country-made pistol from his possession.
Officials said it was confirmed that he was the same person seen brandishing the weapon in videos uploaded on social media.
During questioning, the juvenile allegedly told police that he had procured the firearm from a friend in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, around 10 days ago.
Police said he disclosed that he used the weapon to create and upload reels on social media to project an image and attract attention among followers.
The boy is primarily educated and his father is a listed history-sheeter at Swaroop Nagar police station, police said.
Efforts are underway to trace and apprehend the alleged supplier of the firearm, they said.
From chocolate dosas and momos to golgappas, sandwiches and samosas, these inventive desserts from Delhi-NCR…
Long before air conditioners, British Raj architects borrowed Indian building traditions to make Delhi's punishing…
As Meta prepares to let users connect without sharing phone numbers, experts say stronger safeguards…
Light rain brought relief in parts of Delhi as the IMD forecast thunderstorms and gusty…
Delhi University has received over 1.42 lakh UG applications, with more than 43,500 candidates submitting…
Police are investigating a suspected murder-suicide in Najafgarh after a man allegedly killed his wife…
