Bangalore, June 08: Principal of a leading college here was shot at and wounded by his son-in-law, who allegedly committed suicide by jumping from a high rise building, police said today. The son-in-law Mahesh, who had strained relations with his IAS wife came to the house of Venkataraju, principal of Seshadripuram College, and shot at him with a single barrel gun on his chin, Deputy Commissioner of Police (south) Sunil Kumar said.
Mahesh later went to a multi-storeyed building Barton Centre and jumped from the 11th floor, he said. "Strained relationship" between Mahesh and his wife is suspected to be the reason behind the crime, Kumar said. Venkataraju, who received a single bullet wound was recovering in a hospital after undergoing a surgery, police said. Bureau Report