School headmistress in Jharkhand's Deoghar shot at by teacher inside classroom, accused arrested. Education

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.

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The accused assistant-teacher Shailesh Yadav, who absconded after committing the crime, was arrested from a nearby forest, the SP said.

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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.

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Police said prima facie it appeared there was some dispute between them.