In a shocking incident, an 18-year-old girl student in a residential school here was shot dead on late Tuesday night by an office attendant for allegedly spurning his advances.
The incident took place at Pragathi school where the accused, Mahesh, allegedly opened fire at the victim, Gauthami, who was studying in Class XII.
He allegedly went to her hostel room at around 11 pm and opened fire at her when she opened the door.
A friend of the girl has also been injured in the incident.
The deceased, who hailed from Pavagada in Tumakuru district, was staying in the hostel.
Police teams have been constituted to nab the accused, Mahesh, who is currently absconding after the incident.
“The incident took place in the school campus. The accused is absconding and the investigation is underway,” DCP Rohini K Sepat told ANI.
She added that the post-mortem of the victim is underway.