Scared of action over scuffle, 3 girl students jump off hostel's first floor; 2 of them injured
Mumbai, Apr 18 (PTI): Three girl students of class 8 residing in the hostel of a government school in Maharashtra's Parbhani district jumped off the first floor of their hostel fearing action over their scuffle, in which two of them suffered injuries, police said.
The incident occurred on Wednesday at Kasturba Gandhi School in Gangakhed, an official said.
"The students studying in class 8 had a scuffle over some issue. Some of the students told them that the hostel director would take a stringent action against them for fighting among themselves," he said.
'On hearing this, the students got scared and jumped off the first floor of the hostel building," he said.
While two girls sustained injuries in the incident, the third one was safely caught by a staff member of the hostel, the official said.
Following the incident, the police visited the hostel and inquired with the students about it, he said.
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RCB pip CSK by two runs in last-ball IPL thriller
Bengaluru: Ayush Mhatre's 94 and Ravindra Jadeja's 77 not out went in vain as Royal Challengers Bengaluru pipped Chennai Super Kings by two runs in their IPL match here on Saturday.
Chasing 214, CSK scored 211 for 5 in their 20 overs.
Mhatre scored a 48-ball 94 with five sixes and nine fours while adding 114 runs with Jadeja (77 not out off 45 balls, 8x4s, 2x6s) for the second wicket.
For RCB, Lungi Ngidi returned with figures of 3/30.
Earlier, half-centuries from Jacob Bethell (55), Virat Kohli (62) and Romario Shepherd (53 not out) took RCB to 213 for five.
While Bethell and Kohli put on 97 runs for the opening wicket to set a platform, Shepherd blasted four fours and six sixes to make 53 not out off only 14 balls, recording the fastest fifty of the season and joint second-fastest overall.
For CSK, Matheesha Pathirana found his rhythm and lengths to return 3-0-36-3.
Brief scores:
RCB: 213 for 5 in 20 overs (Jacob Bethell 55, Virat Kohli 62, Romario Shepherd 53 not out; Matheesha Pathirana 3/36).
CSK: 211 for 5 in 20 overs (Ayush Mhatre 94, Ravindra Jadeja 77 not out; Lungi Ngidi 3/30).
