School boy in Tamil Nadu brings machete to class, chance discovery foils attack
Following consultations, the school, a government-aided institution, subsequently decided to present all three students before the juvenile justice authorities.
Press Trust of India | September 11, 2024 | 07:00 PM IST
NEW DELHI: A school student brought a machete to class on Wednesday by hiding it inside his bag, a teacher stumbled upon it and an enquiry revealed that the boy had a plan to avenge the attack on him by his classmate, police said. After the teacher found the machete in the bag, the boy was taken to a room and he was questioned in the presence of the school headmaster.
The student disclosed that he was attacked by a classmate on September 10 and he hence decided to assault him. The boy who had attacked and his friend who assisted him were summoned and were questioned.
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Following consultations, the school, a government-aided institution, later decided to produce all the three students before juvenile justice authorities. Last month, three school students, also in Tirunelveli district, brought a knife to school to attack their teacher and it led to a furore. The three were later lodged in the Palaymkottai government observation home.
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