MP school principal shot dead by student: He is 'remorseless', says investigator

The Class XII student who allegedly shot dead the principal of his school in Madhya Pradeshs Chhatarpur district is remorseless and appears to be a psychopath an official connected to the probe claimed on SaturdayThe 17yearold boy shot principal of a government high school near the institutions toilet at around 130 pm on Friday and had then escaped from the spot along with a classmate on the deceaseds scooter police saidHe died instantly and the alleged shooter was held from the districts border with Uttar Pradesh some hours later The firearm used in the crime was recovered from himThe student is saying principal used to scold him so he shot him dead He claimed the principal often chided him and told him not to indulge in goondaism in school The teen accused appears to be a psychopath He is undergoing medical tests the investigator on condition of anonymity told PTIThe student of the Arts stream is not at all regretful of his deed the investigator addedMeanwhile police detained the classmate who had fled from the spot on the deceaseds scooter along with the studentWhile the student has claimed this classmate had come to stop him from shooting the principal Superintendent of Police Agam Jain said the latter was being questioned to find out whether he was innocent or had a role to playThis classmate was detained at 2 pm today He is a relative of the student After fleeing on the scooter with the student he had gone home before fleeing into a jungle nearby possibly out of fear Jain saidAsked about the locallymade pistol used in the crime Jain said the student has named a man from his village who had moved to Morena district and then to Chhattisgarh capital Raipur where he died two months agoThis man he has named is two years senior to him We are verifying details Jain addedOn Friday the SP had said the accused had skipped school and was spotted by him near its gateThe principal admonished him following which the student allegedly committed the crime Jain had saidThe toilet where he shot He is near the main gate the police official had informedHe was principal of the school for the past five years in charge district education officer R P Prajapati had said a day earlierThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever