Government school headmistress shot at by teacher inside classroom in Jharkhand's Deoghar

NEW DELHI: The headmistress of a government school in Jharkhand's Deoghar district was shot at by a teacher in front of students inside a classroom on Thursday, police said. The incident took place at an upgraded middle school under Mohanpur police station area, they said. Deoghar SP Ambar Lakra said Chandni Kumari sustained a bullet wound in her hand.

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She is undergoing treatment at Deoghar Sadar hospital and her condition is stable, doctors said. The accused assistant-teacher Shailesh Yadav, who absconded after committing the crime, was arrested from a nearby forest, the SP said. According to Kumari, the incident took place when she was teaching in the classroom. "Yadav entered the classroom with a gun and fired at her," they said. Police said prima facie it appeared there was some dispute between them.