Delhi: Student opens fire at school, one injured

Wednesday, July 28, 2010, 16:54 [IST]

Delhi, Jul 28: A high school student opened fire in a government school premises here on Wednesday, Jul 28 injuring another boy.

The incident took place in Veer Chandra Garwhal Public School in Saket at around 9 am when a Class IX student opened fire during a clash between two groups of students.

"The Class IX student had brought a .22 pistol to the school. During the fight, he allegedly opened fire in which Gaurav suffered minor injuries on his shoulder," a senior police official informed, adding that the assailant has been taken into custody.

The student who was injured in the firing has been identified as Gaurav Yadav, a Class VIII student. Following the incident, he was rushed to AIIMS Trauma Centre, where he received medical attention and was discharged.

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User Comments

Ashu 29 Jul 2010 12:21 pm

I guess parents too have some responsibility of keeping such dangerous things away from a child's reach... Parents are the first teachers. They should impart the knowledge of well behaviour,decency and keeping calm. Feels terrible seeing the state of such children so violent at such a tender age...