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Class 12 student stabbed outside Delhi school in mistaken identity
An 18-year-old Class 12 student was stabbed outside a government school in Delhi's Jahangirpuri on Thursday by a Class 8 student who mistook him for another boy. The victim, Raahit, suffered a…
The Story in Brief
An 18-year-old Class 12 student was stabbed outside a government school in Delhi's Jahangirpuri on Thursday by a Class 8 student who mistook him for another boy. The victim, Raahit, suffered a stab wound below the abdomen and is stable in hospital, police said.
Police said the juvenile had quarrelled with another student two days earlier. On Thursday, he came to attack that student, who was absent. Mistaking Raahit for his target, the juvenile stabbed him at the school gate. Police apprehended the minor on the spot.
The Indian Opinion
Headlines call this a 'mistaken identity' case, as if it were a regrettable error. The real story is a 12-year-old carrying a knife to school to settle a grudge. This is not an accident; it is a red flag about what children access and normalise. The police caught the minor on the spot, but the real test is whether the Juvenile Justice Board will order counselling or a deterrent measure, and whether the school will now conduct bag checks. How many more such 'mistakes' will it take?
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, hindustantimes.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
