Gujranwala: Sixth grade student shoots self over poor exam result

Dunya News

The boy was scared of his parents scolding over getting bad scores in exam.

GUJRANWALA (Dunya News) – A sixth class student named Usama on Tuesday has shot himself over poor exam result at a local school in Gujranwala.

Apparently, the thirteen-year-old boy was scared of his parents’ scolding over getting bad scores in exam.

Usama had brought his father’s pistol with him in his school bag and had informed his classmates that he will shoot himself if he does not get good marks in the result.

He had also expressed the same intention to his classmates many times before.

The students informed about this to the school administration who did not take it seriously.

When Usama heard about his poor result, he took the gun out of his bag and shot himself on chest in front of his classmates in the school.

The boy was rushed to hospital where doctors said that bullet has gone through his body and they are trying to save his life but he is in a critical condition.