India, Feb. 17 -- A three-year-old boy was killed allegedly after his 13-year-old brother accidentally fired a loaded gun at their home in Dondemadihalli in Nagamangala taluk of Mandya district, police officers aware of the matter said on Sunday.

The deceased was the child of migrant labourers from Assam. The family had been employed at a poultry farm, owned by Congress leader Narasimhamurthy, where the incident took place, police said.

Police added that the children were playing when the elder brother found the loaded gun, belonging to the poultry farm owner, kept on a shelf in the house for security purposes. While playing with it, the boy accidentally discharged the weapon, hitting the child in the abdomen. The bullet caused severe i...