Overview

• Class 10 student Ram Lakhan admitted to punching and kicking 13-year-old Anurag during a Monday night dispute over sleeping arrangements.
• Officials say the blows caused a skull fracture that proved fatal and led to the younger student’s death the following day.
• Police charged Lakhan with murder on Sunday and he has been remanded to judicial custody pending further trial proceedings.
• Superintendent Rajesh Dwivedi reported that Anurag was found with severe head injuries and was pronounced dead after being rushed to hospital.
• The case has prompted a review of student supervision and conflict-resolution measures in boarding school hostels across Uttar Pradesh.