Govt school headmistress shot at by teacher inside classroom in Jkhands Deoghar

deoghar (jharkhand): 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. 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.