An 18-year-old girl was gunned down and her friend injured by an attender of a private college after storming into their hostel room in Bengaluru.
An 18-year-old girl was gunned down and her friend injured by an attender of a private college after storming into their hostel room in Bengaluru.
Police Commissioner MN Reddi said on Wednesday that one girl was shot dead and another was seriously injured in a shootout taken place at Pragathi College, Kadugodi on Tuesday night.
Police Commissioner Reddi said the deceased has been identified as Gouthami (17), a IInd PUC student from Pavagada. The Commissioner said the postmortem of the deceased Gouthami was completed and her mortal remains were taken to her native Pavagada. “Sireesha, who was seriously injured in the shootout, has been admitted to Manipal Hospital for treatment and she is out of danger,’’ the Police Commissioner said.
Congratulating Additional Commissioner Police P Harisekharan, Dr Rohini Katoch Sepat, Deputy Commissioner of Police, South East Division for nabbing Mahesh within 24 hours of the crime, the Police Commissioner said: “I want to congratulate the Additional Commissioner of Police P Harisekharan and Dr Rohini Katoch Sepat, Deputy Commissioner of Police for successfully nabbing the accused. The police have nabbed him from his sister’s house at B Narayanapura near Old Madras Road and seized a country-made pistol and six bullets (9 mm). The accused was found hiding at his sister’s house. He hails from Kendala Bayalu near Agumbe in Shivamogga district.
The 38-year-old accused has no parents and it was said that he had been to native place a few days ago. As soon as the complaint lodged at Kadugodi Police Station by Kalyani, the warden of Pragathi College, we have formed five police teams to nab the accused. One police team has already left for native of the accused,’’ he said.
When asked what has made Mahesh to indulge in shooting at the girls, he said that the accused wanted to dominate the girls and used to impose rules and insist them not to speak with others. “The girls used to object him stating that he is nobody to control them,’’ the police commissioner said.
He said the police have registered a case under Sections 302 and 201 of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 25 and 27 of Indian Arms Act against the accused Mahesh. "The police have interrogated the accused for few hours to know the source of the country-made pistol and where he had bought it and who has sold it to him. The police are not convinced with the information given by the accused. The investigation is on and interrogation will continue," the police commissioner said.
He said the management of Pragathi College did not verify Mahesh's background before appointing him as an attender. "The accused has been working at Pragathi College as an attender and also at hostel for two years. He used to bring some eatables and medicines for the girls whenever there is a need. He used to work as a bell boy at the hostel. On Tuesday, he has assigned this job to other person and went upstairs and indulged in shooting spree," he said.
Asked whether police are contemplating to take action against Pragathi College management for not verifying Mahesh’s background before appointing him as an attender, he said: “We have booked a case against Som Singh, the owner of the college, under Section 188 of IPC," he said.
The injured girl is "out of danger" and is being treated at a private hospital.
Describing it as "an unfortunate incident", Home Minister KJ George, who visited the college, said the two students were at the hostel last night when the attender "shot at one girl and has killed her."
(With PTI inputs)
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