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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Air Chief Marshal AP Singh meets PM Modi
New Delhi, May 4 (PTI): Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal A P Singh on Sunday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is understood to have discussed the security situation arising out of the rising tensions between India and Pakistan over the deadly Pahalgam terror attack.
The meeting came less than 24 hours after Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi apprised the prime minister on the overall situation in the critical sea lanes in the Arabian Sea.
The Air chief held a meeting with PM Modi, sources said without giving further details. There is no official word on the Modi-Singh meeting yet.
Citing "cross-border linkages" to the April 22 Pahalgam attack that killed 26 civilians, India has promised severe punishment to those involved in the strike.
In a high-level meeting with the top defence brass, Prime Minister Modi on last Tuesday gave the armed forces "complete operational freedom" to decide on the mode, targets and timing of the response to the Pahalgam terror attack.
Modi also emphasised the national resolve to deal a "crushing blow to terrorism".
A day after the attack, India announced a raft of punitive measures against Pakistan, including suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty, shutting down of the land border crossing at Attari and downgrading of diplomatic ties.
In response, Pakistan shut its airspace to Indian airliners and suspended all trade with India, including through third countries.
In fresh punitive measures, India imposed a complete ban on imports of all goods from Pakistan with immediate effect on the grounds of national security and public policy.
New Delhi also suspended all postal services from Pakistan and banned entry of Pakistani-flagged ships at Indian ports.
