Sasaram: Unidentified miscreants shot at a 15-year-old Class IX student, Ashish Kumar, while he was waiting for his school bus in Rohtas district on Friday morning. The incident took place near Jagu Tola under Kachhwa police station area.Police sources said Ashish, son of Dinesh Singh and a resident of Kathit Tola village in Rohtas, sustained a bullet injury on the left side of his chest. His family members rushed him to a private hospital in Ara, where he is undergoing treatment.Ashish studies at a private school in Daudnagar in Aurangabad district, and his village is located close to Aurangabad.The injured student told his father that he suspected the attack could be linked to a dispute at his school around two weeks ago. According to Ashish, an argument had broken out between him and a group of students after ‘chutney’ was spilled on his shirt. He suspected that the incident could have led to the attack.Kachhwa police station SHO Manish Kumar said the student was out of danger. “No arrest has been made in connection with the incident. We are trying to identify the accused and also probing the student’s version for the reason for the attack,” he said.chamaria_alokad@yahoo.co.in
