Islamabad: Never could 15-year-old Farhan have imagined that taking a selfie would cost him his life.
The boy from Pakistan's Punjab province was shot dead by the police when he along with his friend Fahad, 14, were taking a selfie with a toy gun in Faisalabad on Monday.
The police personnel mistook Farhan for a robber and opened fire at the boys without any warning , said senior police officer, Faryad Cheema, who along with four other have been arrested.
The boys suffered injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital. Farhan, whose condition was critical, died of excessive bleeding.
The boy from Pakistan's Punjab province was shot dead by the police when he along with his friend Fahad, 14, were taking a selfie with a toy gun in Faisalabad on Monday.
The police personnel mistook Farhan for a robber and opened fire at the boys without any warning , said senior police officer, Faryad Cheema, who along with four other have been arrested.
The boys suffered injuries and were taken to a nearby hospital. Farhan, whose condition was critical, died of excessive bleeding.
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