A first-year law student shot his classmate and then pulled the trigger on himself at a private college in Punjab’s Taran Taran district on Monday morning. The assailant, identified as Prince Raj (20) of Malian village, is in critical condition and is under medical supervision. In the HT reportSandeep Kaur (20) died on the spot.
Sandeep and another classmate sat on the last bench, while Raj occupied the bench in front of them. (PTI)A chilling video, recorded from a CCTV camera in the classroom of Mai Bhago Law College in Usma village, shows Raj and Sandeep together before the start of a lecture.
Sandeep Kaur is initially seen walking away from Prince Raj and approaching a group of other students at the front of the classroom.
Prince Raj follows him to the front, they have a conversation, and a third classmate arrives and joins Raj on the last bench. The classmate is then seen turning around and calling out to Sandeep Kaur, who approaches them a moment later.
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Sandeep Kaur and a third classmate then sat on the last bench, while Rajkumar Raj sat on the bench in front of them. Then the three are seen talking.
Within moments, Yuvraj gets up and takes something out of his bag, which is later revealed to be a weapon.
In the space of three seconds, 20-year-old Sandeep shot Kaur and then himself, as a third classmate looked horrified.
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Students are seen filing in after hearing gunshots, and find Sandeep and Raj running out of the classroom on the floor. The clip ends there.
The ‘friendship angle’ is the primary lead in the initial investigationAlthough the motive for the shooting is yet to be established, Taran Taran Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Surendra Lamba said the “friendship angle” appears to be the primary lead.
Tragedy unfolds just before the day’s lectures begin and leads to the death of Sandeep, a resident of Naushehra Pannuan.
SSP Lamba said the mobile phones of both the students have been sent for forensic examination, to understand their relationship pattern and the antecedents of the shooting.
After the incident, Sandeep’s mother Harjinder Kaur questioned how a student could carry weapons inside an educational institution.
Harjinder Kaur, a widow, is the sole breadwinner of her family.
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“I work hard to educate my children so that they can have a future. My daughter has gone to college today naturally,” he said. “The question is: How did a student walk into a classroom with a pistol? Does the college have any security at all?” she said
