Lucknow: Class 6 girl stabs junior to get school closed
What's the story
Four months after seven-year-old Pradyuman Thakur's murder sparked a nationwide debate on safety of children in schools, a similar incident has been reported from Lucknow.
Seven-year-old Hrithik Sharma of Brightland Inter College School in Triveninagar was stabbed, allegedly by a Class 6 senior. Thankfully, he survived.
He said she had done it to get the school closed early.
The principal was arrested today.
Crime
Girl tied him with a dupatta, then stabbed him
The incident happened on Tuesday. While Hrithik was going to the morning assembly, a "didi" called him, saying a teacher wanted to see him.
She took him to a washroom, tied him with a dupatta and began stabbing him, Firstpost reported. Then she locked him inside.
A teacher passing by heard his cries and found him with his mouth stuffed with a cloth.
Information
School didn't inform police, media or the victim's parents
Incidentally, the school didn't alert authorities or even his parents about the crime. They told the family that Hrithik had had an accident. The incident came to light when authorities at King George's Medical University (KGMU) trauma center, where he's admitted, told the media.
Action
Principal arrested, alleged attacker being questioned
Police are now examining footage from the 70 security cameras in the school.
The purported murder weapon, a vegetable knife, has been recovered. The girl's hair found on his body has been sent for forensics.
A notice has been issued to the school for not informing police. The principal has been arrested.
The girl, whom the victim identified in a photo, is being questioned.
Pradyuman
Pradyuman Thakur's murderer in custody, bail denied
In September'17, Class 2 student of Gurgaon's Ryan International, Pradyuman Thakur, was stabbed to death, allegedly by a Class 11 senior who wanted the examinations to be deferred.
In December, the Juvenile Justice Board ruled the 16-year-old will be tried as an adult due to the nature of the crime.
Recently, a sessions court rejected his bail plea.