Student attacked with blade inside Gurugram school, cops launch probe
GURUGRAM: The police on Friday booked a Class 12 student of a private school and his family members for allegedly thrashing a fellow student of the same class, following an argument, on Friday afternoon. No arrests have been made so far.
According to the police, they received a call from the school management stating that some outsiders had barged into the school and had assaulted one of the students with a surgical blade. A team from the Sector 56 police station rushed to the spot and found the student injured.
Preet Pal Sangwan, assistant commissioner of police (crime), said that even a teacher is said to have suffered minor injuries while trying to stop the scuffle. “The victim suffered injuries on his arm and chest, and was found bleeding. The suspects threatened him against allegedly complaining about his classmate and for humiliating him before parents and teachers,” he said.
The police said one of the teachers saw the suspects thrashing the student and tried to intervene, following which even she suffered minor injuries.
The injured student’s friends informed his parents and meanwhile, the school management informed the Sector 56 police station around 2.30pm that family members of a student had thrashed a student and attacked him with a sharp weapon, and a police team rushed to the spot.
The injured student was rushed to a private hospital and doctors confirmed that he suffered blade injuries. He was discharged after first aid.
“The suspects had fled from the spot by the team reached the school,” Sangwan said.
A case was registered at Sector 56 police station on Friday.
During the preliminary investigation, the victim revealed that he had an altercation with a fellow student on Thursday. While they made fun of each other, things took an ugly turn and they thrashed each other. The victim, in his complaint, stated that their parents were called and were asked to give a written apology and the students warned not to repeat the incident.