CHENNAI: A Class 12 student was allegedly stabbed by a fellow student following a quarrel at a government higher secondary school near Satharasankkottai in Sivaganga district on Wednesday (July 15).
According to police, the incident occurred at the Government Higher Secondary School in Mallal village. Officials said the two students had an argument inside a classroom last week, which reportedly escalated into a physical altercation. Teachers intervened, counselled both students and sent them back to class.
However, during the lunch break two students allegedly got into another argument on the school premises, which turned into a fight. During the altercation, one of the students is alleged to have taken out a knife that he had concealed and repeatedly stabbed the other student.
The injured student sustained multiple stab injuries to his back and waist. Teachers rushed to his aid and shifted him to the Sivaganga Government Hospital, where he is undergoing treatment.
Police have registered a case and launched an investigation into the incident. The accused student is also a Class 12 student, police said.