Teacher shot three times in front of her five-year-old daughter in Mohali

Sarabjit Kaur, a teacher at Knowledge Bus Global School in Kharar town, was parking her two-wheeler outside the school at 7.45 am when a man shot her thrice. Her daughter ran away in panic.

A 35-year-old teacher was shot dead in front of her five-year-old daughter outside her school in Mohali on Thursday morning.

An eyewitness, Inderjit Singh, said a man wearing a shawl had been roaming outside the school since morning. (Representative photo)

Sarabjit Kaur, a teacher at Knowledge Bus Global School in Kharar town, was parking her two-wheeler outside the school at 7.45 am when a man shot her thrice. Her daughter ran away in panic.

Police said Sarbjit stayed in a rented apartment with her daughter at SBP Society, about 2 km from the school in Kharar.

An eyewitness, Inderjit Singh, said a man wearing a shawl had been roaming outside the school since morning.

Sarabjit taught French and Punjabi at the school since this April. The school declared a holiday for the day after the incident.

Police said they were looking at all angles to establish a motive for the crime.

The teacher had divorced her husband after discovering during her stay in France that the man was already married and had a daughter.

Kharar town in Mohali had been in the news this year after drug inspector Neha Shoree was shot dead at her office in the town on March 29 by a chemist, who later committed suicide by shooting himself.

Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh had asked the state police to ensure a speedy probe after the sensational murder.