Chandigarh, February 10 The condition of the first-year law student, who allegedly shot and killed his female classmate in a classroom before taking his own life in Tarn Taran, Punjab, remains critical, a police official said on Tuesday.
Prince Raj (20), a first-year law student at Mai Bhago Law College in Usma village, shot and killed his classmate, Sandeep Kaur, on Monday, and later turned the gun on himself. While Sandeep, 19, died instantly, Prince was admitted to Guru Nanak Dev Hospital in Amritsar in a critical condition.
The entire incident was captured on CCTV in their classroom.
"His condition remains critical. He is still unconscious," said Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Jagbir Singh over the phone.
The CCTV footage shows Prince, Sandeep, and another female student sitting together in a classroom. Suddenly, Prince gets up, takes out a pistol from his bag and shoots Sandeep. He then shoots himself in the head and falls to the floor.
Sandeep's family had claimed that Prince had been harassing her for some time and had even followed her home on one occasion. They also said that Sandeep was engaged to be married.
Police said that an investigation is underway to determine the motive behind the killing, adding that they would question Prince and Sandeep's friends and family members.
The police are also investigating from where Prince obtained the weapon, which appeared to be illegal. Prince's father is a serving personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force and is currently posted out of Punjab. Earlier, it was reported that he was a retired personnel, but the DSP has confirmed that he is still serving.
Prince hailed from Mallian village, while Sandeep was a resident of Naushehra Pannuan village.
A case has been registered under Section 103 (punishment for murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and relevant sections of the Arms Act.
