Maharashtra: Student Attacked By Classmates For Not Showing Answer Sheet During Exam In Thane

A student was thrashed and stabbed by three classmates enraged for not showing them his answer sheet during an exam in Thane.

The student was thrashed and stabbed outside the exam hall but his classmates.

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A student was allegedly stabbed by three of his classmates after he refused to show his answer sheet to them during a Class 10 examination. The incident occurred on Tuesday, in Bhiwandi town of Maharashtra's Thane district, news agency PTI reported. The police said that the student was admitted to a local hospital after being injured during the stabbing which happened after the exam.

As per the PTI report, the victim was thrashed and beaten by his classmates after he came out of the exam hall.

"During the SSC exams, the victim refused to show his answer sheet to the accused students during the examination. Enraged by this, the trio caught hold of him as soon as he came out of the exam hall and thrashed him. They also stabbed him, due to which he suffered injuries and was hospitalised," a police official told PTI.

The student was subsequently discharged from the hospital. 

A case under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 324 (voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapon or means) was registered at the Shanti Nagar police station in Bhiwandi against the three accused minors.

Chemical Attack In Pune

In another incident, a 24-year-old management student was attacked by an unidentified person who threw a chemical-like substance when he was asleep in his hostel room. The student received burn injuries on his hand due to this attack, news agency PTI reported citing officials.

As per the report, the incident occured late Sunday evening at the hostel facility of the education institute located in the Range Hill area. The college authorities registered a case against an unidentified person under section 326 A (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid) of IPC based on a complaint.

"As per the complaint, when the student was asleep, someone threw a chemical-like substance at him. The substance caused burn injuries on his hand," he was quoted by PTI.