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17-year-old student shot dead in Chandigarh amid suspected dispute
A 17-year-old student named Naitik was shot dead in Chandigarh on Thursday evening.
Motorcycle-borne attackers opened fire as he and others travelled in an autorickshaw in Sector 22.
Police suspect the shooting followed a fight between groups of students, though accounts differ on where the fight took place and what triggered it.
A video of the earlier fight was shared online, and police say humiliation or an old dispute may have fuelled the attack.
The autorickshaw driver was injured; accounts differ on whether another youth with Naitik was also hurt.
Police have detained suspects and are investigating the shooting.
Investigators are examining CCTV footage and other evidence as the inquiry continues.
A 17-year-old Class 11 student named Naitik was shot dead in Chandigarh’s Sector 22 on Thursday.
Police said motorcycle-borne attackers opened fire on him and others travelling in an autorickshaw.
Police suspect the shooting was linked to an earlier fight between groups of students, but reports differ on where that fight happened.
The Indian Express said the autorickshaw driver was injured and Naitik’s friend escaped unhurt; The Times of India reported that another youth was critically injured.
Police detained suspects and are investigating the shooting.
- Who
- Naitik, a 17-year-old Class 11 student, was killed. Police say the attackers were juveniles or school students.
- What
- Motorcycle-borne attackers shot at Naitik and others in an autorickshaw. Police suspect the shooting was linked to a dispute between student groups.
- When
- Thursday evening, according to Rediff and The Indian Express; The Times of India reports it happened late Thursday night.
- Where
- Sector 22, Chandigarh, near a temple.
- Why
- Police suspect it was connected to an earlier fight between groups of students. The precise motive is under investigation.
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Police said groups of students fought; reports place the fight in Sector 44 or Sector 34.
The Times of India reported that attackers caught up with youths travelling in an autorickshaw in Sector 22 and opened fire.
Naitik was taken to hospital and declared dead.
Police detained suspects and began investigating.
- Victim
- Naitik, 17, a Class 11 student
- Shooting location
- Sector 22, Chandigarh
- Victim’s school
- SD School, according to The Indian Express
- Case registered
- Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, according to The Indian Express
- Suspects detained
- Three, according to The Times of India; other reports do not give the same number
- Earlier fight location
- Sector 44, according to The Indian Express; Sector 34, according to The Times of India
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What people are saying
There had been a fight in Sector 44 earlier in the day between Naitik, his friend and a group of youths. The dispute appears to be over an old issue, which we are verifying.
Naitik was a student of a school in Sector 32,
everyone involved — victims and shooters — are school students.