According to Investigating Officer Darpan, the boy was shot at his waist while playing in a local market at around 9.30 pm yesterday.
His father is a vegetable vendor and sells vegetables in the same market, he said, adding that the boy was rushed to the B K Hospital from where he was referred to Safdarjang Hospital in New Delhi.
The minor boy is out of danger now, the IO said.
A probe is on in matter and after the investigation a case will be registered in this regard, he said.