Mom of stunt biker: Cops who killed my son should be hanged

July 29, 2013 12:46

The mother of Karan Pandey, who was killed yesterday when police opened fire during an attempt to stop a group of bikers from performing dangerous stunts, accused the police of high-handedness and demanded death penalty for the guilty personnel.

"They don't fire at terrorists and criminals. My son was not a thief or a dacoit. Police has wronged him as they don't have the right to kill a child. Cops who killed him should be hanged," said Karan's mother Manju.

Karan Pandey was killed when a bullet fired by the police in an attempt to puncture the tyre of the bike he was riding, hit him in his back, early on Sunday morning in New Delhi. Karan was riding pillion on Punit Sharma's bike, who was injured in the incident.

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