A 57-year-old principal of a authorities college was shot lifeless, and a girl instructor was injured after three motorcycle-borne assailants allegedly tried to grab his gold chain, police mentioned on Wednesday (September 17, 2025).

The incident occurred on Tuesday when Devendra Yadav was returning residence on a bike, accompanied by assistant instructor Kanchan Singh, after attending a faculty cluster assembly at a authorities college in Deoria district.

When the duo reached close to Sahunpur village, the assailants intercepted them, snatched Yadav’s gold chain and opened hearth when he resisted.

Each had been rushed to the group well being centre in Siar from the place Yadav was referred to Ballia, then to Mau, and eventually to the trauma centre in Varanasi. He succumbed to accidents on the way in which to Varanasi late Tuesday night, police mentioned.

Superintendent of Police Omveer Singh mentioned an FIR is being registered.

4 police groups have been shaped to probe the incident and efforts are on to hint these concerned within the incident utilizing surveillance, CCTV footage and guide intelligence inputs.