Haryana college assistant professor shot dead by student, say police

Rajesh Singh was fired upon four times on the campus of Sonepat’s Shaheed Dalbir Singh College where he taught English.

A college assistant professor in Haryana was shot dead on Tuesday allegedly by a student, police said.

Rajesh Singh was sitting in one of the rooms when the student, whose identity is yet to be ascertained, walked in, fired four shots at him and fled, said Kharkhoda police station SHO Virender Singh. (HT)

The motive behind the incident, which occurred on the campus of Shaheed Dalbir Singh College in Sonepat’s Pipli village, is not clear.

Rajesh Singh was sitting in one of the rooms when the student, whose identity is yet to be ascertained, walked in, fired four shots at him and fled, said Kharkhoda police station SHO Virender Singh.

Rajesh Singh, who students said taught English, was rushed to hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.

“The incident occurred between 8:30am and 9am. The investigation is on. It is too early to confirm the identity of the student and motive behind the killing,” said SHO Virender Singh.

A professor who was in the college at the time of incident said, “Malik was sitting in the steno room when the accused with his face covered opened fire at him and fled. It all happened so quickly. He (accused) looked like a student, but we can’t confirm if he was from this college.”