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Miscrents fire gunshot at student

A 20-year-old youth named Saurav Hazarika of Tetelisara under Kampur police station and a TDC 1st semester student of Ananadaram Dhekial Phukan College, Nagaon has received serious gunshot injuries when four unidentified miscreants fired at him adjacent to Kalaikhua bridge, Barkola in the Nagaon district on Sunday evening.  Saurav was on his way towards home on his motorcycle and when four miscrents forcefully stopped him and started firing. Saurav, who received bullet wound in his stomach has been admitted to BP Civil Hospital in critical condition.

Nagaon police have started their investigation.

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