Bengaluru: School principal hacked to death in front of his students
Bengaluru, Oct 14: A school principal was hacked to death Sunday by a six member gang in front of 20 students, for whom he was holding a special class, police said.
Ranganath (60), principal of the Havanur Public School in suburban Agrahara Dasarahalli, was holding classes for 10th standard students when the gang barged into the classroom and hacked him to death, they said.
They later fled in the car in which they came to the school, police said.
One of the gang members was nabbed later from Mahalaxmi Layout area here, based on a tip off.
The man suffered a leg injury when police fired at him after he attacked them. He was later taken to a hospital and treated.
Police suspect a land dispute relating to the school building to be the reason behind the killing.
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Drug peddler's property worth Rs 1 crore attached in Srinagar
Srinagar (PTI): Property worth Rs 1 crore belonging to a notorious drug peddler was on Saturday attached in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar, police said.
A double-storey house on eight marlas of land situated at Wantpora Eidgah, belonging to Basit Bilal Dar, a notorious drug peddler, valued at approximately Rs 1 crore, a police spokesperson said.
He said Dar is involved in two cases registered under various sections of the NDPS Act.
During investigation, it was established that the accused had acquired the said property through illicit proceeds generated from drug trafficking activities, the spokesperson said.
Consequently, the property was attached under the provisions of the NDPS Act. The attachment proceedings were conducted in the presence of the two independent witnesses, strictly in accordance with the prescribed legal procedures, he said.
As per the attachment order, the owner has been restrained from selling, leasing, transferring, altering, or creating any third-party interest in the property till further orders, the spokesperson added.
