Classmates gun down boy at school

There is an eerie calm outside Euro International School in Gurgaon's Sector 46 where a student, Abhishek Tyagi, was shot dead, allegedly by his classmates, on the school premises on Tuesday afternoon.

They shot Abhishek five times at point blank range. Two bullets hit him in the chest and one in the mouth, causing heavy loss of blood.

He died on the way to hospital.

The incident, probably the first of its kind in the country, took place at approximately 2.15 pm when the school was about to close for the day.

Eyewitnesses claimed that the victim had a brawl with the accused, Vikas and Akash, who live in Gurgaon's Sector 14, last Thursday over a "personal issue". The two accused and the victim were in Class 8.

On Tuesday, as soon as Abhishek came down the stairs from the first floor after finishing classes, Vikas allegedly caught hold of him and Akash then allegedly fired at him from point blank range. He was rushed by the school authorities to Pushpanjali Hospital where he was declared brought dead.

"Akash's father is working in the Delhi police and he (Akash) may have used the pistol of his father to commit the crime. It is very unfortunate," eyewitnesses claimed on condition of anonymity.

"Akash pulled out his father's licensed revolver and allegedly shot Abhishek four times, then handed the gun to Vikas who fired another bullet," police officials claimed.

The incident has left a question mark over the security of students at schools, which are usually considered safe. The incident has also shocked the parents of students studying in Euro International School. "The incident is gruesome. We will consider getting our son admitted in another school.

It is very unsafe," said Ghansham Tekale, a parent.

However, the school authorities said the allegations of security loopholes at the institute were unfair.

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Article taken from the issue: 12 Dec 2007