The headmistress of a government school in Jharkhand's Deoghar district was shot at by a teacher in front of students inside a classroom on Thursday, police said.
The incident took place at an upgraded middle school under Mohanpur police station area, they said.
Deoghar SP Ambar Lakra said Chandni Kumari sustained a bullet wound in her hand.
She is undergoing treatment at Deoghar Sadar hospital and her condition is stable, doctors said.
The accused assistant-teacher Shailesh Yadav, who absconded after committing the crime, was arrested from a nearby forest, the SP said.
According to Kumari, the incident took place when she was teaching in the classroom.
"Yadav entered the classroom with a gun and fired at her," they said.
Police said prima facie it appeared there was some dispute between them.
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