Headteacher 'shoots dead exam cheat'
The headteacher of a school in northern India has allegedly shot and killed a student because he was cheating during examinations.
Harnek Singh, principal of the government higher secondary school at Chhajjalwadi near Amritsar opened fire on Sandip Singh for smuggling in notes during tests.
The 20-year-old student was reportedly supplying material to his colleagues in the examination hall for copying when the principal warned him and other boys but allegedly fired after they failed to comply, reports The Statesman of Calcutta.
Sandip who was hit in the chest by a bullet was rushed to a local hospital but was dead on arrival.
It is reported the principal fled the scene.
Following the incident villagers stopped traffic on a nearby highway for about four hours and ended their blockade only after police assured them that the accused would be arrested for murder.
The newspaper reports villagers alleged the police are under pressure not to arrest the principal because of his "proximity" to a local politician.