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CCTV Shows Accused Dragging Teacher By Hair Before Fatal Shooting in Lakhimpur Kheri
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News18•22-09-2026, 15:09
CCTV Shows Accused Dragging Teacher By Hair Before Fatal Shooting in Lakhimpur Kheri
- •CCTV footage shows Mohammad Saud Ansari dragging teacher Nishat Fatima by her hair before fatally shooting her inside Children’s Academy School.
- •Ansari, 28, shot himself with the same weapon and died at the scene after killing Fatima, 26.
- •Police are investigating the relationship between Fatima and Ansari, security lapses at the school, and allegations of prior harassment by Ansari.
- •Fatima's family alleges Ansari had been pressuring her to marry him and had harassed her previously; police are examining his social media posts suggesting he anticipated his own death.
- •The investigation focuses on how an armed man entered the school, reached the teacher, and the circumstances leading to the tragic incident.
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A 28-year-old man named Mohammad Saud Ansari entered Children’s Academy School in Lakhimpur Kheri, dragged a 26-year-old teacher named Nishat Fatima by her hair, and shot her dead before killing himself with the same weapon on Monday.
The incident placed the school's security arrangements and visitor-entry procedures under intense scrutiny, as investigators questioned how an armed man managed to enter a functioning campus, reach a specific teacher, and remain inside undetected.
Police stated that both families knew each other and the victim and accused had been in contact, but the teacher had reportedly stopped speaking to him in the days prior to the attack, while her family alleged a history of harassment and pressure to marry.
