Upset after being caught copying in exam; Class 7 student hits teacher with iron rod
Press Trust of India | April 11, 2025 | 06:11 PM IST | 1 min read
A 15-year-old student attacked a teacher with a bell rod after feeling insulted. The teacher had minor injuries. Police said the boy will face a juvenile court.
NEW DELHI: A seventh standard student allegedly hit a teacher with an iron rod who caught the former while copying during an examination, police said on Friday. The teacher, who noticed the student copying during the exam on Wednesday, asked him to sit at a different place, they said.
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The student (aged about 15) felt insulted and attacked the teacher with the iron rod used for ringing the school bell. The teacher was injured in the attack, though not seriously. A case was registered in this regard and the boy would be produced before a juvenile court, police added.
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