A third suspect is absconding. Lucknow: A school bus driver and his associate have been arrested for allegedly killing a teacher couple in Sultanpur after the woman reportedly caught them stealing from a school office, police said on Monday.
The victims were identified as Mukesh Singh (45), a teacher at a composite school in Khanuhat and president of the block teachers’ association, and his wife Vinita Singh (43), who ran Manraji Educational Institution in Kumbhi Dadiya village. Police said the assailants fled with ₹34,960 in cash, Vinita’s mobile phone and her Aadhaar card.
Investigators said the case progressed after a slipper recovered from the scene resembled footwear worn by Yadav. Call records and mobile location data allegedly placed Yadav at the school and showed contact with his associates, police said, adding that he initially tried to mislead investigators. The couple’s bodies were found at different places on the school premises.
Police also found that the school’s CCTV cameras had stopped working four days before the killings and that the DVR had been damaged.