Jagbir Pannu, the principal of a senior secondary school in Hisar, Haryana, was murdered on Guru Purnima. Two minor students allegedly stabbed him on campus. The reason was that he asked them to get haircuts and follow school rules. The accused were students in classes 11 and 12. Police investigation suggests the motive was the principal's strict enforcement of discipline.
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