Archive · 26 Dec 2025
AMU Teacher Shot Dead on Campus
A teacher named Rao Danish Ali was shot and killed by two unknown men on a scooter while walking with colleagues near the library at Aligarh Muslim University.
The shooting happened around 8:50 pm on Wednesday evening.
The teacher was taken to the hospital but died from his injuries.
The police are investigating the case and trying to find the people who did this.
There are reports of illegal entry by outsiders into the university campus, and the police are looking into whether the attackers were among them.
The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh has recently claimed that the state has improved in terms of law and order, but this incident has sparked outrage and raised concerns about security.
A teacher at Aligarh Muslim University's ABK High School was shot dead by two unidentified men on a scooter near the university library around 8:50 pm on Wednesday evening.
The victim, Rao Danish Ali, was rushed to Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
The assailants threatened the group with pistols before opening fire, shooting Ali at least three times, twice in the head.
Police have launched an investigation, examining CCTV footage and probing reports of illegal entry by outsiders into the university campus.
The incident has sparked outrage, coming just hours after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath highlighted improvements in the state’s law-and-order situation.
- Who
- Rao Danish Ali, a computer science teacher at ABK High School, AMU
- What
- Shot dead by two unidentified men
- When
- Around 8:50 pm on Wednesday evening
- Where
- Near the university library, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- Unknown, investigation underway
Law and Order Improvement
Security Concerns
Law and Order Situation
Law and Order Improvement
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath claims that the state's law and order situation has improved significantly.
Security Concerns
The incident has sparked outrage and raised concerns about security, especially with reports of illegal entry by outsiders into the university campus.
- Victim
- Rao Danish Ali, computer science teacher at ABK High School, AMU
- Location
- Near the university library, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
- Time
- Around 8:50 pm on Wednesday evening
- Assailants
- Two unidentified men on a scooter
- Injury
- Shot at least three times, twice in the head
- Hospital
- Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College
- Investigation
- Underway, examining CCTV footage, probing illegal entry by outsiders
Sources
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