Hours after a teacher reprimanded a minor at a coaching center in Sivasagar, Assam, the student allegedly stabbed the teacher to death inside the classroom on Saturday, a police officer reported.
The minor student has been taken to the local police station in Sivasagar.
Police stated that the teacher had scolded the class 11 student earlier in the day over an issue.
“We arrived at the coaching center after receiving information about a stabbing incident. Preliminary reports indicate that a student stabbed his teacher. There was a significant amount of blood in the classroom, and the knife was also found there,” the officer said.
The teacher was transported to the hospital in critical condition, where he was declared dead.
The officer mentioned that the incident occurred during the last period of the day when other teachers had already left.
“We have taken the student into custody. We do not yet know what triggered the incident. We are in the process of collecting CCTV footage,” the officer added.
A classmate of the accused claimed that the teacher had scolded him earlier in the day over some matter.
The accused had left for school after being scolded and later returned. When he entered the classroom, the teacher confronted him again, according to the classmate, who added that the student then attacked the teacher with a knife.
