Teacher shoots 2 colleagues dead in Jharkhand school
Ranchi (Jharkhand): A teacher shot dead two colleagues, including a woman, in a government school in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the teacher allegedly shot dead two colleagues at a government school in Jharkhand’s Godda district over a “love affair”, before turning the gun on himself and suffering serious injuries, police said.
The incident took place at Chatra Upgraded School in Poraiyahat area, around 300 km from Ranchi, during school hours, a senior police officer said.
“Prima facie, it seems to be a case of a love affair. According to villagers and school students, both the male teachers had alleged romantic relationships with the woman teacher,” the officer said.
The deceased were identified as Sujata Mishra (35), and Adarsh Singh (40), while the injured teacher was identified as Ravi Ranjan (42), police officer said. He said the injured teacher was admitted to a hospital in a serious condition.
