In a shocking incident, two minor students shot at their teacher in Agra over a dispute with his brother on Thursday night, police said on Friday. The accused fled the scene after the attack, but recorded a 25-second video where they threatened to “put 39 more bullets into the teacher.”
Both the students, who were taking coaching classes from the victim, identified as Sumit, called him outside the class and fired at him with a pistol, the police added. The teacher sustained an injury to his left leg. The students ran away on a motorcycle after shooting at the teacher, but stopped midway to record the video.
In the video, one of the two students can be heard saying that he wants to put a total of 40 bullets into the teacher, and 39 more bullets will follow in the next six months. The video has gone viral on social media, raising concerns about the matter.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), West, Sonam Kumar said that the motive for the attack appeared to be a dispute between the students and the teacher’s elder brother, who also attends the same coaching class. Both the accused and the victim are from Malupur village.
Meanwhile, the wounded teacher has been admitted to a hospital, and is currently under treatment. The Khandauli police have taken cognisance of the incident. DCP Sonam Kumar added that the police had mobilised teams to arrest the accused, and got success on Friday when Khandauli police laid a trap on them.
The teenagers revealed during interrogation that they had seen many reels of gangster Lawrence Vishnoi on YouTube. They were impressed after seeing those videos. After shooting the teacher, they wanted to spread their terror by making a reel in the same style, so they made a reel of threat “40 bullets have to be shot, 39 are still left… I will shoot again after six months” and made it viral.
The father of a teenage accused is an auto driver. The other’s father works as a labourer. Both the teenagers had gone missing when information about the matter reached the police. The teacher had filed a case of attempt to murder against the teenagers. The police arrested the accused, DCP Sonam Kumar confirmed on Friday.