Manisha Mittal Shot Dead Shimla School Shooting Probe

A 41-year-old executive of Saraswati Paradise International Public School, Manisha Mittal, was shot dead outside the institution in Shimla’s Sanjauli by bike-borne assailants at around 6.50 pm on Saturday, police said. The assailants fired more than two bullets before fleeing, police said.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), Shimla, Abhishek, said, “The entire area was cordoned, and a team of forensic experts was called on the spot. The victim died on the spot.”

Police said the victim, Manisha, was a resident of Rewari district in Haryana. She and her minor daughter had been staying in a residential house on the school premises for the past 1.5 months. Police also said Manisha’s husband, Subhash Yadav, was informed about the incident.

Although police officials declined to comment on the ongoing police investigation, sources said the victim was in a dispute with her relatives about the school. Manisha’s parents had founded the school two decades ago. The litigations were also pending in the courts in Shimla.

“Later, another video was shared widely wherein a man from Haryana reportedly claimed that the dispute involving Manisha Mittal and her relatives was resolved.”

Upon receiving the information, a police team reached and inspected the crime scene.

Sources said the assailants were riding on a two-wheeler. “Before firing the bullets, one of the assailants asked the victim about an address and, in the meantime, shot her,” sources said. The school is situated adjoining the main road in Sanjauli, they said.

Officials said police have also secured the scene and collected forensic and other evidentiary material.

Police have registered a murder case at the Sanjauli police station and have initiated a thorough investigation to examine all aspects of the incident.

They have constituted special teams for an extensive search operation to trace those involved in the killing. Investigators are also analysing CCTV footage, other technical and electronic evidence. Police said further investigation is underway, and efforts are being made to identify and arrest the perpetrators at the earliest.