DELHI: The 17-year-old boy left his home in a small north Indian town on Thursday morning after telling his grandfather he was going to school. Instead, he turned up 80 km away in New Delhi, where he pulled out a gun and shot an anti-government protester. Family members, neighbours, and a school official in Jewar described the boy — who cannot be named under Indian law because he is under 18 — as quiet and ordinary. Some classmates said they were aware of his support for Hindu nationalism for at least three years, partly from his social media posts. At least two social media profiles of the boy — on Facebook, and WhatsApp — had Sharma in the main display picture.

Source: Pakistan Today February 01, 2020 11:57 UTC