PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Bageshwar
In a shocking incident, the principal of the Government Inter College Bhatkhola, Dayanand Tamta (55) was stabbed to death while on his way to school.
Police informed that as per preliminary investigation, a clerk of the institute hacked Tamta with a knife. He was waiting in the driveway and as soon as the principal arrived, he stabbed him repeatedly, police said. The seriously injured principal was immediately rushed to the district hospital with the help of local residents and family members, but doctors declared him dead.
As the news of the principal’s brutal murder spread, teachers and employees of the institution along with public representatives and local residents gathered at the district hospital. The teachers’ organisations, based in the district, strongly condemned the incident and demanded the strictest possible action against the accused.
Upon receiving the information, senior police and administration officials arrived, inspected the scene and collected evidence. Later, a murder case was registered.
Police officials said that the motive behind the murder is not yet clear. The investigation is taking all possible angles into account, they added.
