Panchkula, September 18: A 15-year-old boy, Vikas Kumar, was stabbed to death over the theft of a mobile phone outside Major Sandeep Sagar Government Senior Secondary School, Sector 7, here this afternoon. The main accused are two students of the school, who are juvenile.
Eyewitnesses said some of the attackers were in ITI uniform and the incident occurred around 2.30 pm.
When Vikas was attacked, Suraj, a student of Class X, rushed to defend him, but he was also attacked and suffered an injury on his hand.
The victim was a student of Class XI of the arts stream in the school. His brother, Akash, was also his classmate, but he had left earlier.
The school peon was the first to arrive at the scene. Teachers and students rushed both Vikas and Suraj to the General Hospital, Sector 6, Panchkula. Vikas was declared brought dead. He had suffered an injury in the chest. Suraj was sent home after being administered first aid.
According to the police, Vikas had an altercation with the accused over the theft of a mobile phone, which resulted in the fight today.
ACP Noopur Bishnoi and the SHO of the Sector 5 police station, Inspector Arvind Kumar, reached the spot.
Principal Sanjay Kumar, who had come to meet the family at the General Hospital, Sector 6, said he was unaware about any old enmity of Vikas with somebody. He said he had gone for a meeting and was not in the school at the time of the incident.
When Vikas was attacked, Suraj, a student of Class X, rushed to defend him, but he was also attacked and suffered an injury on his hand.
The victim was a student of Class XI of the arts stream in the school. His brother, Akash, was also his classmate, but he had left earlier.
The school peon was the first to arrive at the scene. Teachers and students rushed both Vikas and Suraj to the General Hospital, Sector 6, Panchkula. Vikas was declared brought dead. He had suffered an injury in the chest. Suraj was sent home after being administered first aid.
According to the police, Vikas had an altercation with the accused over the theft of a mobile phone, which resulted in the fight today.
ACP Noopur Bishnoi and the SHO of the Sector 5 police station, Inspector Arvind Kumar, reached the spot.
Principal Sanjay Kumar, who had come to meet the family at the General Hospital, Sector 6, said he was unaware about any old enmity of Vikas with somebody. He said he had gone for a meeting and was not in the school at the time of the incident.
Source Tribune India
