
13 year old class VIII student ( name withheld ), sustained an injury in his stomach after he was allegedly assaulted with a blade by his classmate inside the classroom. The incident happened following a tiff during an unit examination. An offence of serious assault under section 324 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against the classmate.
Police said victim, student of a school in Dharmapuri, around 13km from Airoli in rural district, had an argument with another classmate during their science examination. The classmate had wrenched a pencil from victim before scribbling on his paper. This enraged victim who had a scuffle with the classmate. Their teacher managed to stop the fight.
Victim was later attacked by a fellow student with a blade. Police said the attacker wanted to teach victim a lesson as the former and another classmate, with whom victim had a fight, were from the same village. An offence was registered after victim, along with his father, approached the cops.








