GORAKHPUR, Dec. 27 -- A Class 11 student was shot dead on the Cooperative Inter College campus in Pipraich town in Gorakhpur district following an altercation over a "mobile status" at the institution's playground on Friday afternoon, the police said.

Motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire on the student, identified as Sudheer Bharti (17), resident of Munderi Gadhwa village, according to police officials. The victim belonged to the Dalit community. Two accused have been detained and two others are on the run. The assailants are from an Other Backward Classes (OBC) community, the victim's family claimed.

Both the accused and the victim allegedly belonged to the same village. The incident caused protests and vandalism at the village wher...