India, Dec. 1 -- A head constable with the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) shot a 17-year-old boy dead in east Delhi's Shahdara on Saturday after the minor was allegedly accused of gatecrashing into a wedding and stealing cash or food during the procession.

The accused, Madan Gopal Tiwari, is posted in Kanpur and was attending a wedding in Delhi on Saturday night. He has been arrested on charges of murder.

Investigation suggests the head constable saw the boy jumping a wall of the wedding venue, near the community centre at DDA market in Mansarovar Park.

"We got to know that the boy came to eat food after he saw a function was going on. He jumped a wall and was initially stopped by some locals. The CISF head constable was also...