Govt school headmistress shot at by teacher inside classroom in Jharkhand’s Deoghar

Deoghar SP Ambar Lakra said Chandni Kumari sustained a bullet wound in her hand.

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.