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Teen Found Dead After School Dispute Sparks Protest
26 Aug
Summary
- A 13-year-old student died by suicide on Tuesday evening.
- The family alleges a classmate's actions led to the tragedy.
- Villagers protested, demanding immediate arrest of the accused.
In Bijnor district, a 13-year-old student was discovered deceased at his residence in Kakarala village on Tuesday evening. The Class 8 student reportedly had an altercation with a classmate at Janta Inter College earlier that day.
Upon returning from agricultural fields, the boy's family found him hanging. This discovery led to immediate unrest, with family members and villagers protesting and demanding the arrest of the classmate they hold responsible. Senior police officials were dispatched to the scene to calm the situation and initiated an investigation.
The family initially resisted allowing the body to be sent for post-mortem examination until their demands were met. The body has since been sent for an autopsy as authorities work to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the student's death.
