Mysore: 55-year-old Vice Principal Stabbed to Death in Staff Room
Mysore, June 10 (SOM): In a ghastly incident, Prof. Chandra-lekha Gurjar (55), Vice-Principal of Sarada Vilas Pharmacy College, Krishnamurthypuram, was murdered in the College staff room this morning.
The incident came to light at around 11.30 am when other staff members went to the staff room only to find her lying on the floor in a pool of blood.
Puttanna, the Office Manager of the Institution, who was relieved from his job yesterday, allegedly committed this murder by slitting her throat with a knife and stabbing her all over the body, according to Ashokpuram Police who visited the spot following a complaint.
Puttanna was relieved from duty following Prof. Chandra-lekha's complaint to the Principal regarding his inefficiency.
Puttanna, who was to hand over the keys to the Institution yesterday, came to the College today and met the Principal.
Later, he came to the staff room where Prof. Chandralekha was alone and committed the crime, according to Police. After the murder, he is learnt to have thrown the knife beside her body and gone to the nearby computer room where he was found sitting alone.
According to sources, Putta-nna allegedly committed the crime unable to bear the harassment meted out by the Vice-Principal resulting in his losing the job.
Ashokpuram Police conducted mahazar and arrested Puttanna.
Puttanna, a resident of Alanahalli, who took voluntary retirement from Bank of Baroda, had joined the Institution on Jan. 15, 2009.
On being informed about the tragedy, Prof. Chandralekha's husband Jagadish Gurjar, residing in Ramakrishnanagar, rushed to the College even as the students and the staff rushed to the spot where crime was committed.
Ashokpuram Police Inspector Kallesh, DCP D'Souza and ACP Jayaram visited the spot.