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Bengaluru: Teacher set ablaze in front of students over failed business

Bengaluru: A business partner allegedly attacked a 50-year-old government school teacher in her classroom in Shambaiahnapalya, Magadi taluk, around 55 km from Bengaluru, on Wednesday afternoon.

As stunned students watched, the man poured kerosene on her and set her ablaze, a report in Times of India, a newspaper based in India, said.

KG Sunanda has been shifted to a private hospital with 50% burns. Doctors said the burns were severe and she is under observation.

Police have launched a hunt for Renukaradhya, the alleged attackerSunanda was teaching Social Science to class 5 students when the incident took place. “Around 2 pm, a man entered the classroom and shouted at the teacher, and they argued for a while. The teacher asked him to leave the room. He opened a bottle and poured liquid on her. He struck a match and set her on fire. We were helpless and screamed,” a student reportedly said.

While the attacker took to his heels, the frightened students ran out of the class, seeking help from teachers.

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