NEW DELHI: The principal, director, and co-director of the school in Lucknow, where a class 1 boy was allegedly attacked with a sharp-edged weapon by a girl, were arrested on Thursday.

Hrithik Sharma, six-year-old, was found bleeding profusely and unconscious at Brightland school in Triveni Nagar area of Lucknow.


As per reports, the child suffered injuries on the chest, abdomen and also left eye.

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Senior Superintendent of Police Deepak Kumar said, "He has been arrested for negligence and hiding evidence. He did not inform the police of the incident,".

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The SSP also said the knife used by the 11-year-old girl has also been recovered and she will be produced before the juvenile justice board.

The suspect wanted a holiday in the event of a schoolmate's death.

(with input from agencies)