Archive · 10 Nov 2025
Gurugram Teenager Critically Injured After Classmate Shoots Him With Father's Pistol
In Gurugram, India, a 17-year-old boy is in the hospital after being shot by a classmate with his father's gun.
The shooting happened in an empty apartment.
The victim's mother says her son was invited to meet a friend, but the friend insisted and picked him up.
They went to a rented flat where the shooting occurred, possibly due to an argument they had two months ago.
The police say the shooter confessed to taking his father's licensed pistol.
Both the shooter and another classmate involved, who are also juveniles, have been caught.
The police found the gun and many bullets at the scene.
The injured boy is in critical condition.
Police are reminding gun owners to keep their weapons away from children.
A 17-year-old student in Gurugram is in critical condition after being shot by a classmate with a licensed pistol.
The shooting occurred in a vacant apartment in Sector 48, Gurugram, in the early hours of November 8th.
The victim's mother claims a prior altercation two months ago was the motive, and her son was insisted upon meeting the friend who then took him to the apartment.
The accused, a classmate, confessed to taking his father's licensed pistol to commit the crime.
Police recovered the pistol, cartridges, and other items from the scene and have detained the two juvenile suspects.
- Who
- A 17-year-old Class XI student (victim) and his Class XI classmates (two juveniles, including the shooter).
- What
- A 17-year-old student was critically injured after being shot by a classmate using his father's licensed pistol.
- When
- Late on the night of November 8th, following events that began unfolding earlier that day.
- Where
- A rented residential flat in Sector 48, Gurugram.
- Why
- Dispute between students; the victim's mother claims a prior altercation two months ago and that the accused insisted on meeting her son. The shooter's motive is not explicitly detailed beyond taking his father's pistol.
Police Account
Victim's Mother's Account
Reason for Shooting
Police Account
The main shooter reportedly confessed that his father, a property dealer, kept a licensed pistol at home, which he secretly took to commit the crime.
Victim's Mother's Account
The victim's mother claims her son was called by a school friend, insisted on meeting, and eventually went to meet him. The accused then took her son to a rented flat and allegedly shot him with the intent to kill. She also mentioned that the boys had an altercation two months prior.
- Incident Type
- Shooting
- Location
- Vacant residential flat, Sector 48, Gurugram
- Date of Incident
- Night of November 8th
- Weapon Used
- Father's licensed pistol
- Victim's Age
- 17 years old
- Victim's Condition
- Critical, hospitalized at Medanta Hospital
- Accused
- Class XI student (main suspect) and another classmate
- Items Recovered
- Pistol, one magazine, five live cartridges, one used cartridge case, and an additional magazine with 65 live rounds from a box
Sources
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