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Two students held for allegedly shooting at teacher in Agra: Police
The accused came on a motorcycle, fired at their teacher with a country-made pistol and fled the spot, said police
Two teenagers, aged 17 and 18 respectively, were arrested on Friday morning from Uttar Pradesh’s Agra district for allegedly shooting at their former teacher.
Police said the incident took place outside a computer coaching centre in Khandoli town in the rural belt of Agra on Thursday afternoon, where the two students allegedly shot at the teacher, injuring his knee.
The accused came on a motorcycle, fired at their teacher with a country-made pistol and fled the spot, said police.
Police said while the minor fired at the teacher, his friend assisted him. “The main culprit is now in police custody along with his associate,” police said.
Sonam Kumar, deputy commissioner of police (DCP), Agra (rural) said that a complaint was registered by the teacher identified as Sumit Kumar (30) on Thursday, following which the duo were arrested on Friday.
A case against the accused has been registered under section 307 (attempt to murder) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the Indian Penal Code at Khandoli police station, said the DCP.
According to the complaint, Kumar had informed Tarun’s family about his affair with a girl student, which might have been the cause of the incident.
