Chandigarh, June 16 -- An 18-year-old student was assaulted and threatened with a pistol by a local youth in Dadumajra Colony, with police recovering a live cartridge near the victim's residence. The incident, suspected to stem from personal enmity, occurred on June 13 but was reported only after the victim's mother discovered a cartridge outside their house.

According to police, Vivek in his complaint said that he was standing near a flour mill with friends Abran and Harsh when around 10.30pm Mohit, alias Ganja, arrived on an Activa and attacked him. Mohit then took out a pistol from his pocket and threatened to kill Vivek. Terrified, Vivek and his friends fled, with Mohit briefly chasing them before escaping.

Vivek initially avoided r...