India, Nov. 4 -- A 19-year-old boy has been booked for attempted murder after he allegedly shot and injured a 17-year-old girl from close range while she was returning home from a private library in Ballabgarh's Shyam Colony, Faridabad, on Monday evening, police said on Tuesday.

The victim, a Class XII student at a private school, sustained bullet and splinter injuries on her left forearm and shoulder, officials said.

She is currently undergoing treatment at a private hospital and is stated to be stable.

According to police, the suspect threw his country-made pistol at the spot and fled the scene on a motorcycle after the shooting. Multiple teams have been formed to trace and arrest him, officers added.

Inspector Shamsher Singh, stati...