Overview
- The attack occurred Monday evening in Shyam Colony, Ballabgarh, as the Class 12 student walked home from a private study center.
- Doctors say she is stable after bullet and splinter wounds to her shoulder and forearm, with another shot grazing her abdomen.
- Police recovered a discarded country-made pistol at the scene and registered an FIR for attempted murder along with Arms Act offences.
- The accused has been identified as Jatin Mangla, about 19–20, from Sarmathla near Sohna, and multiple police and crime-branch teams are searching for him.
- Officials say the two used the same library, and the girl had recently cut off contact after persistent harassment.