Delhi teen killed after stunt goes wrong on bike gifted by family

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 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 members to get him a similar racing bike and the family a gifted him one, said police.

The victim 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.