Woman teacher shot dead by colleague at UP school

Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh) : Police arrested a man who allegedly shot dead a 35-year-old woman teacher in the premises of a primary school here. 

The incident took place on Saturday afternoon and Aradhana Roy, an assistant teacher, was shot twice by her male colleague, Amit Kaushal, according to Sitapur Superintendent of Police (SP) R.P. Singh. The woman died while being taken to the hospital.

Following an argument between them regarding an entry related to casual leaves in the school register, an enraged Kaushal shot dead Aradhana, it is reported.

According to police, Aradhana allegedly had an affair with Kaushal, but their relations had soured recently.

She had also lodged a complaint against Kaushal to the school authorities, after which an inquiry was conducted and Kaushal was issued a warning. The body of the deceased has been sent for post mortem.

IANS report with edits