A teenage boy is struggling for life after a stray bullet hit him in the notified firing range of JAP-4 in Bokaro Steel City on Saturday noon. Fatfat Sahis (12) was immediately rushed to the Bokaro General Hospital (BGH) where his condition is said to be critical, police said.
According to the eyewitness, Sahis along with his 5-6 friends entered into the notified firing range when firing was on and suddenly a stray bullet hit him and Sahis fell on the ground. Sahis, is a resident of Hanuman Nagar near the notified firing range of JAP - 4. They had reportedly entered into the firing range for collecting empty cartridges and shells which they used to sell in the scrap market for Rs 400 and even more for a kg.
Several children of the area have been involved in collecting metal from exhausted shells and cartridges and used to sell in the local market. Even few local scrape dealers are also deployed the young children for this deadly task. “We are investigating into matter”, said Jitender Singh SP Bokaro.