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Gurugram, Nov 9 (IANS) In a shocking incident, two Class 11 students in a posh housing society in Haryana’s Gurugram allegedly shot their classmate with a licensed pistol belonging to the father of one of the accused. Police gave this information on Sunday.
The victim, a 17-year-old student, is undergoing treatment at a private hospital, while both the accused have been taken into custody by the police.
The incident took place at Central Park Resorts in Sector 48 on Saturday night when one of the accused called the victim to the apartment rented by her father.
According to the police, preliminary investigation has revealed that the accused attacked the victim after an earlier quarrel. All three teenagers are students of a school, which is located near the housing society.
In her complaint lodged at Sadar police station, the victim’s mother said that the main accused, whose father’s pistol was used in the incident, had called her son several times to meet him. At first the victim refused but after repeated requests she finally agreed. After this the accused reached the victim’s house to pick her up.
When they reached the rented apartment, the victim allegedly found another friend of the accused already present. Then the main accused allegedly opened fire with his father’s licensed weapon, injuring the teenager.
On receiving information about the incident, a police team reached the spot and found that the injured youth had already been taken to Medanta Hospital for treatment.
During the search, police recovered a pistol, one magazine, five live cartridges, one empty shell and another magazine containing 65 live cartridges from a box inside the apartment.
Forensic team was also called to the spot for further investigation.
A case has been registered in connection with the firing and a detailed investigation is currently underway.
Meanwhile, Gurugram Police has appealed to all gun owners to store their licensed weapons safely and ensure that they are kept out of the reach of children to prevent such tragic incidents in future.
More information is awaited.
–IANS
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