Kanpur News: A high school student of Prayag Vidya Mandir located in New Azad Nagar Chowki of Bidhnu, Kanpur was stabbed with a knife by his classmate following a fight between the two. The deceased has been identified as Neelendra Tiwari, a resident of Yashoda Nagar, Gangapur Colony. Both students were 15 years old.

Neelendra was immediately rushed to the LLR Hospital, where he was declared dead after 15 minutes of treatment.

The accused was arrested and a case was filed with Bidhnu police station. An interrogation is underway.

What Was The Matter All About?

A fight broke out between Neelendra and the accused student at around 10 am. As the quarrel escalated, the accused took out a knife that he had brought secretly and repeatedly stabbed Neelendra. The deceased reportedly suffered several neck injuries.

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Hearing the screams, the school staff and other students rushed to the spot and found Neelendra unconscious. They rushed him to the hospital where he succumbed to injuries during treatment.

According to police officials, the two had been fighting over some issue for the past four to five days.

Police Commissioner BP Jogdand informed that the accused student has been taken into custody and is being questioned. Police have not yet disclosed the crime's motive.

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