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Ahmedabad School Stabbing: Principal Booked Over Delayed Alert as Probe Flags Serious Lapses

Investigators are reviewing digital and forensic evidence to verify alleged scene-cleaning and delayed care.

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Overview

  • Police say 15-year-old Nayan Santani was stabbed by a classmate outside Seventh Day Adventist School on August 19 and died from bleeding later that night.
  • The Crime Branch registered a separate FIR against the principal under BNS sections 211 and 239 for failing to promptly inform police and education authorities.
  • Initial findings indicate the injured student received no treatment for about 30 minutes, with allegations the school called a water tanker to wash away blood now under forensic verification.
  • The accused juvenile was produced before the Juvenile Justice Board and sent to an observation home, and investigators recovered a foldable box cutter believed to be the weapon.
  • Authorities have logged three FIRs including one for alleged vandalism at the school, released another juvenile after questioning, and Times of India reports the principal is currently absconding.