Student, 3 others shot at in Rohtak’s MDU campus

According to preliminary information, one MDU student was injured in the incident, whereas the other three injured were reported to be his friends.

The injured were admitted to a private hospital and the preliminary cause of the shoot-out appears to be a monetary dispute, said the police.

According to preliminary information, all four were standing near their car parked at gate no. 2 of the MDU. (Express photo by Manoj Dhaka)

“Among those injured include Kuldeep (resident of Asan), Sushi (resident of Dev colony), Vidyut (resident of Dubaldhan), and Harish (resident of Kheri Aasra). Kuldeep’s condition is critical since he sustained a bullet injury near his mouth; while the remaining three sustained bullet injuries in their hand and stomach areas,” a police official said.

According to preliminary information, all four were standing near their car parked at gate no. 2 of the MDU. All of a sudden, four unidentified persons in a Mahindra Scorpio approached them and entered into a confrontation with Kuldeep, the officer added.

“It seems that Kuldeep had an old financial dispute with these people and when he refused to pay them the money, one person from the other group aimed a pistol at Kuldeep and fired a shot. Once the gunshot was fired, Kuldeep and his friends attempted to escape in their car. The other group followed them in the Scorpio and blocked their way. One person got out of the Scorpio and opened indiscriminate firing at Kuldeep and others. Within minutes, all four miscreants fled in the Scorpio. Passers-by informed the police and the injured were rushed to the hospital,” one of the investigating police officials said.

Till the latest reports came in, the police were recording statements of the injured.