Government school headmistress shot at by teacher inside classroom in Jharkhand's Deoghar
Press Trust of India | November 28, 2024 | 06:34 PM IST | 1 min read
The incident happened at an upgraded middle school in Mohanpur, Deoghar. SP Ambar Lakra stated that Chandni Kumari suffered a bullet injury to her hand.
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.
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