Tiff over pencil: Class 8 student in TN attacks friend with sickle
Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu), Apr 15 (PTI): A class 8 student in Palayamkottai in this district was injured on Tuesday after his classmate attacked him using a sickle following a tiff over a pencil, police said.
The victim suffered "minor cut injuries in 2-3 places," and his condition was "normal," a senior police official said. A teacher who tried to intervene also suffered a minor injury.
They are receiving treatment at a private hospital.
The two boys had a quarrel recently over sharing a pencil and they were not on talking terms for sometime.
On Tuesday, one of them brought the weapon "hid inside his school bag," and attacked the other, he said, adding, the former would be handed over to the child welfare committee as per legal procedures.
Relatives of the victim expressed concern over a class 8 student bringing a sickle to the school with a 'motive' to carry out the attack.
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Encounter breaks out in Kulgam in J-K
Srinagar, Apr 23 (PTI): A gunfight broke out between terrorists and security forces in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said here.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Tangmarg area of Kulgam district following information about the presence of ultras there. An encounter broke out after the terrorists opened fire on the security personnel, they said.
No casualties have been reported in the exchange of fire so far, the officials said adding further details were awaited.
Earlier on Wednesday, two terrorists were killed as an infiltration bid was foiled along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district.
The security forces are on high alert after Tuesday's terror attack in Pahalgam left 26 people, mostly tourists, dead.
