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15-Year-Old Classmate Arrested for Fatally Shooting Student in Hisar

Police are investigating the motive behind the killing which they believe stems from a year-old dispute.

Hisar police spokesperson Vikas Kumar said that the accused boy has been apprehended by a team of crime investigation agency (CIA) of the district police. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Overview

  • Fifteen-year-old Dixit was lured by his classmate while out to buy milk and shot once in the belly near the railway line at Hisar Cantt.
  • The accused, also 15, carried out the attack with his grandfather’s service pistol, which belonged to an ex-serviceman.
  • Bystanders who heard the gunshot alerted police and rushed Dixit to a hospital where doctors declared him dead on arrival.
  • After fleeing the scene, the accused was apprehended later the same day and is now in police custody.
  • Authorities say investigators are probing the year-old disagreement between the two classmates to determine the exact motive.