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Kerala: Class 10 student suffers skull fracture in fight, dies
Five students have been taken into custody in connection with the incident, and murder charges were invoked against them.
In a tragic incident in Kerala's Thamarassery, a class 10 student died on Saturday after suffering severe head injuries following an altercation during a farewell party at his tuition centre.
The victim, Muhammed Shahabas, 16, who had been undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit of Kozhikode Government Medical College Hospital, died around 1 am.
Five students have been taken into custody in connection with the incident, and murder charges were invoked against them. They were produced before the Juvenile Justice Board, police said.
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As per the doctors, Shahabas had been placed on ventilator support after sustaining a severe skull fracture and brain injuries during the confrontation.
What exactly happened?
The tragic incident took place on February 23 when an argument between school students escalated into a violent clash and ultimately led to Shahabas' death.
Tensions escalated leading to a violent clash between students from two local schools on February 27. The altercation reportedly stemmed from a dispute during a farewell party at a tuition centre in Thamarassery on February 23.
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Shahabas was initially treated at Thamarassery Taluk Hospital for injuries that the doctors believed were not life-threatening but his condition deteriorated after he was discharged and returned home.
He was later transferred to Kozhikode Medical College Hospital, where he remained in a coma until he died.
Police said that the preliminary postmortem report cited that the deceased suffered a severe skull fracture and brain injuries caused by the attack with a lethal weapon.
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After the postmortem at Kozhikode Medical College, Shahabas' body was taken to his ancestral home.
General Education Minister V Sivankutty on Saturday directed the Director of General Education to initiate a departmental inquiry into the incident.
In a statement, the minister expressed condolences over the student's death.
"The police are conducting a thorough investigation into the incident. Additionally, the Deputy Director of Education, Kozhikode, has submitted a preliminary report after an inquiry," he said.
