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  • February 18, 2025
Class 12 student fatally shoots principal in MP’s Chhatarpur after being verbally abused and escapes

Class 12 student fatally shoots principal in MP’s Chhatarpur after being verbally abused and escapes

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The shooter and his classmate flee the scene on the deceased’s scooter.

The school principal was shot in the head by a class 12 student on Friday afternoon. (Representative image)

The school principal was shot in the head by a class 12 student on Friday afternoon. (Representative image)

A Class He and his Art Stream classmate escaped from the spot on the deceased’s scooter, they added.

Superintendent of Police Agam Jain said principal SK Saxena (55) was shot in the head at the entrance of the toilet of Dhamora Government Higher School around 1.30 pm.

“Saxena died on the spot. The suspected shooter and his colleague fled on the deceased’s scooter. Efforts are on to nab both the students,” Jain informed.

City Superintendent of Police Aman Mishra told PTI that only one bullet was fired from a locally made pistol, which is yet to be recovered. He added that more details would come after the post-mortem reports of the deceased are received.

“As the initial investigation revealed, the two suspects were angry at being scolded for being late today and on previous occasions,” said Mishra, who led the investigation at the scene of the crime.

Saxena was principal of Dhamora Government Higher School for the past five years, district education officer-in-charge RP Prajapati said.

A teacher at the institute, Harishankar Joshi, told reporters that Saxena was a “gem of a person” and claimed that the alleged shooter was a “notorious boy” who went to school according to his whims.

‘Headmaster Saxena always gave advice to such students. When things didn’t improve, he called the parents of such students. Saxena had cordial relations with all the staff,” Joshi added.

(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – PTI)

Education-career news Class 12 student fatally shoots principal in MP’s Chhatarpur after being verbally abused and escapes