Overview

• A hostel quarrel a day earlier escalated into a classroom assault at a government-aided higher secondary school near Valliyoor in Tirunelveli.
• The injured Class 9 student received six stitches at a nearby private hospital and was discharged the same day, police said.
• School staff alerted Ervadi Police, who detained the alleged attacker on campus and seized the machete used in the assault.
• Police are verifying whether any adults knew of the boy’s intent and say counselling and tighter preventive checks will follow.
• A case is expected under juvenile provisions as officers coordinate with child welfare authorities and continue the inquiry.