The incident occurred yesterday when Aradhana Shukla (35) was sitting with her 10-month-old son Veer and some persons indulged in firing, resulting in bullet injuries to the mother-son duo, they said.
While the child died on the spot, Aradhana was rushed to a hospital where her condition was stated to be stable, police said.
No arrest has so far been made in this connection. Further investigations are on.