17-year-old lady shot at by stalker in Haryanas Faridabad, hunt on for accused

A hunt is on for the alleged stalker who shot at a 17-year-old JEE aspirant in broad daylight, wounding her within the shoulder and stomach, police mentioned on Tuesday (November 4, 2025).

A Class 12 pupil who was on her means again from the library when she was attacked in Faridabad’s Shyam Colony on Monday night, is steady and below therapy at a hospital, they mentioned.

The foremost accused — seen ready for her on the street in CCTV footage, strolling as much as her after which taking pictures her at point-blank vary — has been recognized as 20-year-old Jatin Mangla, who labored as an accountant, from Sarmathla village close to Sohna in Gurugram, officers mentioned.

One bullet struck the teenager’s shoulder and one other grazed her stomach.

Just two days earlier than the assault, caught in horrifying element, Mangla apologised to the household for stalking the lady, her sister advised reporters.

According to police, Mangla and the teenager went to the identical library to review.

Mangla took admission within the library to not examine however to get near the lady, a senior investigating officer mentioned.

In her assertion given to the police on Tuesday, the class-12 lady mentioned that the accused had been harassing her for a very long time. “On Monday evening, while returning from the library, the accused arrived on a bike, shot her with a pistol and fled,” mentioned the police.

Four groups have been shaped to trace down the attacker, a Faridabad Police spokesperson mentioned.

The teen, police officers added, is a Class 12 science pupil of the Open Education Board and getting ready for the JEE.

“The accused enrolled in the Classmate Library about six months ago, while the girl had been enrolled there for a year. The library management said Jatin Mangla works as an accountant at a nearby private college,” mentioned Ballabhgarh City Police Station SHO, Inspector Shamsher Singh.

He mentioned Mangla wouldn’t depart the lady alone and stored hovering round her. Within 15 days of his admission to the library, Mangla’s membership was cancelled and so was the lady’s.

“The girl took admission again in the library about five months ago, while the accused was denied admission. He continued stalking the girl,” Mr. Singh mentioned.

“Several teams of police station and crime branch are conducting raids to arrest him,” he mentioned.