Fencing player-student attacked, shot at in school

PATIALA: A state-level fencing player was attacked by a mob, armed with baseball bats, and shot at in Govt Senior Secondary School, Patiala, on Saturday.
Amandeep Singh, a 12th class student, has been admitted to Govt Rajindera Hospital, Patiala.
Some days ago, Amandeep reportedly had some arguments with his juniors Sonu and Avtar Singh, who also practice fencing with him and study in the same school in 11{+t}{+h} class, over the use of fencing equipment.Though the problem was immediately sorted out by coaches, Sonu and Avtar did not relent and allegedly wanted to teach Amandeep a lesson.
On Saturday morning, another student called Amandeep to the main gate of the school around 11 am on the pretext that his relative wanted to meet him, but when he reached the main gate, Sonu and Avtar, along with 20 other boys, allegedly attacked Amandeep with baseball bats.
The group kept thrashing Amandeep for a few minutes and fled as some other students of the school came in support of their classmate.
"First they thrashed Amandeep with baseball bats and later Avtar fired at him. Though the bullet did not hit him directly, he suffered injuries on his hip and other parts," alleged Harmandeep, elder brother of Amandeep.
Some students informed family members of the injured student and got him admitted in the hospital.
School authorities refused to speak to media after the attack.
"It's really shocking that boys came with baseball bats and fired on another student. It shows the worsening law and order situation in the city. The firing could have hit other students also," said Raghvir Singh, whose son also study in the same school, who was standing near the school main gate.
When contacted, SHO, Civil Lines, Rajesh Chhiber said they have been conducting investigations.
"It's a clash between two students over a minor argument. We will arrest the accused at the earliest," said DSP Kesar Singh.