Student killed in school shootout near Delhi

 
A class eight student was killed in a shootout in a private school in Haryana’s Gurgaon district on Tuesday.

“Abhishek Tyagi, a class 8 student of Euro International School had picked up a fight with two fellow students a couple of days ago on the school bus. They made up two days ago. But suddenly the two boys in a fit of anger killed Abhishek as he was about to board the bus back home,” a senior police official told rediff.com.Police said two students, sons of property dealers, are believed to have fired five bullets from a licensed pistol at Abhishek.The 14-year-old, who received four shots in all, including one in the temple and two on his chest from a close range, died on the way to hospital. No one else was injured in the shooting in the school in this prosperous satellite town outside Delhi.The two boys have been detained by police.

Police said they would investigate how the pistol was brought to school and also question the parent who owns the license.The school management is maintaining its silence on the issue.