15yrold dies in stunt on bike gifted by dad

NEW DELHI: A high-speed bike stunt killed a 15-year-old boy in northeast Delhi’s Shastri Park on Sunday morning. Mohammad Umar Sheikh was riding a ~1.5-lakh Duke.

WITNESSES SAY THE TEENAGER WAS PERFORMING STUNTS WHEN HE LOST CONTROL AND THE TWO ON THE BIKE FELL OFF AND SUFFERED INJURIES

NEW DELHI: Performing stunts on his new KTM Duke bike claimed thw life of a 15-year-old boy and left his 19-year-old neighbour critically injured in northeast Delhi’s Shastri Park on Sunday.

Police said eyewitnesses told them that the teenager was performing stunts when he lost control and the two fell off.

They were taken to a nearby hospital where the rider succumbed to his injuries during his treatment on Monday evening.

A police officer said the boy’s parents had purchased the bike only a fortnight ago.

His neighbours told police that a youth in the neighbourhood had purchased a KTM bike, which costs more than ₹1.5 lakh in India, a few months back.

The boy liked the motorcycle and wanted to get one for himself.

He requested his family mem- bers to get him a similar racing bike and the family a gifted him one, said police.

The deceased was identified as Mohammad Umar Sheikh.

Mohammad Anas, 19, injured, is undergoing treatment at a private hospital.

The officer said that Sheikh and Anas left on the motorcycle on Sunday at 7.30pm, and they went towards Kashmere Gate.

“They were returning home when Sheikh began performing stunts on the bike he was driving at a high speed. He lost control and they fell off,” said the officer, adding that an eyewitness informed the police control room about the accident.