UP School Headmaster, Principal Wife Hacked To Death On Campus
A government school headmaster, Mukesh Singh (45), and his wife, Vinita (42), who was the principal of their private school, were found hacked to death on the school premises in Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. Police are investigating the brutal crime, which involved an axe and spade, and have informed their family.
Why it matters
This brutal double murder on a school campus raises serious concerns about safety and security, particularly in educational settings where the victims also resided, and underscores the devastating impact of violent crime on communities.
A government school headmaster and his wife, who was the principal of a private school they owned in Sultanpur district, were allegedly hacked to death with an axe and a spade, police said on Tuesday.The couple were found dead at their private school in Kumbhi Dadiya village under the Kadipur Kotwali police station area. They lived on the school premises, police said.Superintendent of Police Vineet Jaiswal said it was not immediately clear whether the killings took place on Monday night or Tuesday morning.The incident came to light on Tuesday morning when school employees arrived and found the bodies lying in pools of blood, he said.Those who died have been identified as Mukesh Singh (45) and his wife Vinita (42), he said.According to preliminary police assessment, Vinita was attacked with an axe, spade and…
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