FAISALABAD: A matriculation student was shot dead by class fellow over petty dispute in Chak No 7 GB on Sunday, police said.
According to details, a group of class fellows had gathered in a private academy to prepare for annual SSC exam where two class fellows Abdullah Irshad s/o Irshad Ali and Ali Arman exchanged hot words.
Other class fellows present on the scene settled the dispute between the two but Ali Arman considering it to be his insolence opened fire Abdullah Irshad while returning home from academy leaving him critically injured.
The injured student was rushed to hospital where he succumbed to his wounds despite all out efforts of the medics.
The police registered a case into the incident and started raids to arrested the culprit who had managed to escape from the crime scene.