A 9-month-old boy has been charged with attempted murder in Lahore, Pakistan.

As captured on a video of his arrest by Pakistani officials that a firestorm of international ridicule, the toddler boy bawled as he was fingerprinted and booked on an attempted murder charge after members of his family members allegedly threw bricks at police trying to collect an unpaid bill, according to a report by CNN.

The incident occurred Feb. 1 when several police officers and a bailiff apparently arrived at a residence with the intent of obtaining payment for a gas bill, Atif Zulfikar Butt, a senior police official in Lahore, told CNN.

However, a confrontation ensued between the officials and family inside the home, during which the baby boy's father, one of his teenage sons and others in the building threw bricks at the officials, seriously injuring some of them.

At that point, Butt said, authorities opted to go after those inside the home and took the young lad, whose name is Mohammed Musa, according to a story that ran in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, into custody.

Officials charged and booked about 30 others with attempted murder. That included the boy's father, who told The Times of India: "Our crime is that we had protested against non-availability of electricity in our locality."

According to a reporter from KHOU, "The baby's grandfather took him to court where a judge granted him bail and told police to 'record his statement.'

Footage of an official arrest document aired by CNN affiliate GEO News indicates charges of stoning and attempted murder.

Exactly why the child was implicated in the attack was not made clear by police, who nevertheless noted he appeared in court and booked -- while being held by his grandfather.

"The police filed a wrong, false arrest charge sheet and brought this innocent 9-month-old into this court room for an appearance," the family's lawyer, Irfan Tarar, told CNN.

After the incident drew worldwide media attention, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif directed police to immediately suspend the Pakistani official who filed the case against the young boy, confirmed police.