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Mohali headmaster dies after axe attack; murder added
A 48-year-old government school headmaster died on Sunday, three days after being attacked with an axe and a kirpan outside his home in Kharar, Mohali, Hindustan Times reports. Gursewak Singh, headmaster at…
The Story in Brief
A 48-year-old government school headmaster died on Sunday, three days after being attacked with an axe and a kirpan outside his home in Kharar, Mohali, Hindustan Times reports. Gursewak Singh, headmaster at Kumbhra government school, was standing outside his house when two assailants in a white car attacked him. He succumbed to injuries at a hospital.
Police have added Section 103 (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita to the FIR. Two suspects have been named but the motive is unclear. Gursewak had faced a similar attack a month and a half ago, but the assailants were not identified. He is survived by his wife and 16-year-old son.
The Indian Opinion
The axe attack on a school headmaster in broad daylight, and the previous unsolved incident, point to a worrying pattern of violence against educators. While the police have named suspects, the unresolved first attack raises questions about the effectiveness of prior investigations. Rather than jumping to conclusions about motives, the focus should be on whether the police can now secure a conviction. The key test will be how quickly they identify the assailants and establish the sequence of events, as DSP Singla promised.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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