Pune: Class 9 student stabs classmate at school gate in Mahalunge over dance video; minor detained

PIMPRI: A dispute that began when a boy posted a video of girls dancing on a school trip on social media ended with a classmate being stabbed. A minor student attacked a girl from his own class with a knife, and the incident has caused a stir in the city.

School was out at around 2.15 pm on Friday (October 23). As the girl stood at the school's entrance, the student attacked her with a knife. He stabbed her in the chest and near the left eye, and she was seriously injured. She has been admitted to a private hospital in Baner, where she is being treated. Her condition is stable.

Arvind Pawar, senior police inspector at Bavdhan police station, gave details of the case. According to him, the Wibgyor Group of Schools school is in Mahalunge village. A trip of the school's Class 9 students went to Panchgani and Mahabaleshwar on October 17 and 18. Girls were dancing at an event there. A boy from the same class posted a video of it on his Instagram account.

This led to an argument among the students, and the boy had to delete the video. The dispute took place five days earlier. Police said he continued to nurse anger over having to delete the video. All students had come to school as usual on Friday morning. School was out at around 2 pm, and the incident took place within minutes.

Bavdhan police have detained the minor accused.

After the incident, the school management issued a statement. It said the school was deeply saddened by what happened on its premises. The management said its full attention is now on the students concerned and their families. The injured girl was rushed to hospital for treatment. The police officers concerned have been informed, and the school is cooperating fully with their inquiry. The school's counsellors are working to give students emotional support.

The school has expelled the student who carried out the attack, under its disciplinary rules. It has begun immediate measures to strengthen security on its premises further. The bags of all students in the senior classes will be checked strictly. The statement said other preventive steps will also be taken so that such incidents do not recur and every student can learn in a safe environment.