Moga: A schoolteacher was today mercilessly beaten up by five miscreants in which gun shots were exchanged while he was on his way to school at Burj Hamira of the district, police said.

Government school teacher Nirmal Singh, a resident of Patto Hira, was severely beaten by the assailants after being dragged out of his car, police said, adding that gun shots were also fired from both the sides. After the victim was waylaid by the assailants, he took out his revolver and allegedly fired at them, but they overpowered him and snatched his revolver and fired back at him, police said.