The tragic death of a three-year-old child in a road mishap triggered a riot-like situation in the Shahbad Dairy area of the Outer Delhi on Thursday. Police were forced to open fire to control situation leading to death of a 23-year-old street vendor. It took more than two hours for the Delhi Police to restore normalcy in the area.
Police said that three-year-old Aditya was killed after he was run over by a school bus. His death sparked off riot and one Waseem, a resident of Shahbad Dairy area, was hit by police bullet. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where the doctors declared him dead.
According to eyewitnesses, there was a heated argument between police and the residents who gathered on the spot after the death of the three-year-old and blocked the road. They claimed police, instead of arresting the driver, heckled locals who had caught and detained him. Eyewitnesses said police first fired teargas shells and then bullets to disperse the crowd. Senior police officials were tight-lipped over the issue.