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Police Identify Suspect After 17-Year-Old Shot Outside Faridabad Library

CCTV footage backs the girl’s statement describing months of harassment.

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.