Principal ‘killed’ by Class 12 boy

“The boy was not good at studies and alleged that the principal used to punish him in front of fellow students over his poor performance and low attendance,” Yamunanagar superintendent of police Rajesh Kalia said.

The pre-board examination begins on Monday.

According to police, when the boy was asked why he shot the principal, he said “she tortured me”. Police said the boy broke open an almirah in his home and took the registered revolver of his father, a businessman, who was also arrested and charged under the arms act.

The father told police that he didn’t know anything about his son’s performance in school. Principal Chhabra is survived by her husband, a businessman, and two sons — one of whom is employed with a private firm and the other an engineering student.

This is the latest in a string of violence in schools across India. Last September, an eight-yearold student of a school in Gurgaon was murdered on the campus. Earlier this week, a six-year-old boy was stabbed inside a Lucknow school.

Authorities of the Yamunanagar school refused comments on the murder, but confirmed that the student’s attendance was low. “The principal had informed him two-three times in the past week that he would not be able to attend the pre-board exam due to poor attendance,” school director Vimal Kamboj said.

The school has been sealed and a team from the state’s forensic science laboratory has taken blood samples from the crime scene for tests.