School rivalry takes deadly turn: Gurgaon minors shoot classmate with father’s licenced gun

According to the police, the incident took place late night on November 8.

“The victim’s mother lodged a complaint stating that her son had gone to meet a school friend near Kherki Daula toll plaza after the friend insisted on seeing him. The two had a dispute about two months ago. The friend took the victim to a rented accommodation in Sector 48 where, along with another classmate, he allegedly fired at the victim with intent to kill”, a police spokesperson said.

A team from the Sadar police station reached the spot after receiving information from the control room. The Scene of Crime, FSL and fingerprint teams were also called for inspection.

“From the spot, police recovered one pistol, one magazine, five live cartridges and one empty shell. From a box inside the room, another magazine and 65 live cartridges were seized. The two accused minors were apprehended within hours on November 9”, the spokesperson added.

During initial questioning, they told the police that all three, the victim and the two accused, study in Class 11 at the same school.

“The boy who fired the shot harboured a grudge over the earlier quarrel. On the night of November 8, around 9 pm, he first called the victim, met him on the way, had food together, picked up the second friend and then took the victim to the rented house where the shooting took place.”

Police said the pistol belonged to the father of the boy who fired the shot. The father is a property dealer and had kept the licensed weapon at home.

A first information report (FIR) has been registered and further investigation is underway.

The Gurgaon Police has appealed to all licensed weapon holders to keep their firearms out of reach of children.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Haryana Director-General of Police (DGP) OP Singh termed the incident ‘extremely unfortunate!’.

अत्यंत दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण!

ईश्वर से प्रार्थना है कि जान का नुक़सान ना हो।।

मैंने एसपी एवं सीपी से कहा है कि अपने क्षेत्र के आर्म्स लाइसेंस धारियों को इस तरह के खतरे से आगाह करें। उनके लिए हथियार संभाल कर रखने के लिए जरूरी प्रशिक्षण का इन्तज़ाम करें।

वीडियो गेम 🎮 खेलने वाली… pic.twitter.com/20uFzpJwIx

— OP Singh, DGP, Haryana (@opsinghips) November 9, 2025

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In his post, the DGP said:

The generation that plays video games  has no idea that shooting is not a game. Parents and schools must teach children people skills. Then there will be no occasion for fights or quarrels.