Officials of the Department of Pre-University Department visited Pragathi PU College in Kadugodi on Wednesday.
Marimadhaiah, in-charge Deputy Director of PU (Bengaluru South), told The Hindu , “I asked them why the students were staying back in the hostel when exams were over. I also asked them why a male attender was allowed inside a girls’ hostel. But they did not have any answer. A report has been submitted to the PU Department as well as the government.”
Questions on existing security measures also went unanswered, he added, though CCTV cameras had been installed in the campus.
Block Education Officer (South 4) S.M. Ramesh said that even though the incident happened in the PU college, he would send a show cause notice to the school as it is on the same campus. “In the interest of the safety of children, we will inquire into the incident and issue a notice to the school seeking an explanation how a gun made its way inside the campus,” he said.
Attempts to reach the college representatives went in vain.
