Haryana: School Principal Stabbed to Death by Two Minor Students in Hisar for Asking Them to Maintain Discipline

A school principal was stabbed to death by two students inside Kartar Memorial Senior Secondary School on Thursday, the day of Guru Purnima, which celebrates the teacher-student bond.

Hisar, Haryana | Hansi SP Amit Yashvardhan says, "Two minor students of Kartar Memorial School in Bas village of Narnaund town, stabbed their School Principal to death in anger, after the principal told the children to come to school with cut hair and maintain discipline. The…

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Jagbir Pannu was attacked with a knife around 11 a.m. on the school campus. Staff rushed him to a nearby hospital and later moved him to a private hospital in Hisar. He died during treatment.

Initial reports say both accused students are minors studying in Classes 11 and 12. They fled the scene after the attack.

Hansi Superintendent of Police Amit Yashvardhan said the attack was triggered after the principal asked the students to maintain discipline and come to school with cut hair.

“The body has been sent for post-mortem. A detailed probe is underway,” he added.

Police have launched a manhunt for the accused students and continue their investigation.