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Faridabad Police Arrest 30-Year-Old in Shooting of 17-Year-Old JEE Aspirant

Police cite a confession after months of harassment, with a weapons trace pending before court remand.

Overview

  • A Crime Branch team arrested Jitendra, also known as Jatin Mangla, from Sarmathla village near Sohna on Wednesday.
  • CCTV footage shows the assailant waiting on a residential street in Ballabgarh’s Shyam Colony before firing at point-blank range around 5:20 pm on Monday.
  • The victim, a Class 12 student preparing for the JEE, sustained a shoulder wound and a graze to her abdomen and is receiving hospital care in stable condition.
  • An FIR was registered at City Ballabgarh police station as investigators interrogate the suspect, who police say admitted to firing in a fit of rage after she refused to talk to him.
  • Police are preparing to seek remand in a Faridabad court to probe motive and the source of the country‑made pistol, and the Haryana State Women’s Commission has requested a status report on the case and victim support.