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16-year-old boy shoots at woman

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TIRUCHENGODE: A 16-year-old school student on Thursday afternoon shot at a 53-year-old woman,K. Lokanayaki, at her sports shop on North Car Street here.

The boy pumped a bullet into the rear of Lokanayaki’s left shoulder. She is under treatment at a private clinic.

According to the Tiruchengode town police, the boy, around 12.30 p.m. went to Sriram Sports, which is on the first floor of a shopping complex, looking for a cricket bat. He picked one off the shelf and took it to Lokanayaki, who was at the counter.

While trying to pull his purse out of the pocket, the boy dropped a few coins on the floor.

As the woman tried to pick up the coins, the boy drew his revolver and fired at her, the police said. As she fell, Lokanayaki raised an alarm, following which shopkeepers from the neighbourhood caught the boy who tried to flee. They later handed him over to the police.

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