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Family of 16-year-old killed in stabbing says incident was pre-planned murder

The accused was summoned and detained by police and will be presented at the JJB. “When he came to the police station with the weapon he was laughing. This means that he had planned everything,” said the victim's uncle.

3 min readDec 16, 2025 01:40 PM IST

The uncle added that Pushkar was beaten up by the accused with seven to eight other people a few days back as well.

The 16-year-old, who allegedly fatally stabbed his tuition class peer, had pre-planned the murder of his classmate, alleged the victim’s family. They said he came to the police station laughing when summoned by police. Speaking to The Indian Express after the victim’s funeral Monday night, the deceased’s uncle demanded the accused be tried as an adult and not as a juvenile.

Police said that the accused fatally attacked the victim inside a private coaching centreon Monday morning with a knife. Police have confirmed that they will press for the juvenile to be tried as an adult with the Juvenile Justice Board.

“This is a murder and the accused should be tried as an adult. These are class 10 students and as the class ends the student carried out the pre-planned murder. (The victim) was wearing a hoodie and the accused asked him to take off the hoodie on the pretext that he was feeling cold. But in reality it was so that he could stab him properly. He then attacked him with the knife on the head and neck,” said the victim’s uncle.

The accused was summoned and detained by police and will be presented at the JJB. “When he came to the police station with the weapon he was laughing. This means that he had planned everything,” said the victim’s uncle.

The uncle added that Pushkar was beaten up by the accused with seven to eight other people a few days back as well. “He came home with torn clothes but he did not tell us he was beaten up. He told us his clothes got torn because of some metallic wire. The accused also did not attend the class for many months but just came to class on Friday and today. We have now been told all of this by Pushkar’s friends and the teacher. We feel that this shows he had come only to murder,” he added.

Carried to hospital on two-wheeler

A person who resided near the private coaching class where the incident took place rushed the victim to the hospital on his two-wheeler after the attack.

“My wife was outside, probably drying clothes or something like that and she saw the teacher carrying out the injured child. She called for me and said that the teacher was screaming for help. I went out and the child was covered with blood. He had cuts on his head, neck, and torso,” he said.

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Not wasting time waiting for an ambulance, he and another neighbour set off to a hospital on a two-wheeler. “The hospital told us that his situation is bad and he must be taken to the government hospital. We went to the government hospital in an ambulance and they declared that he had already died. The private hospital did not tell us this.”

Soham Shah

Soham Shah is a Correspondent with The Indian Express, based in Pune. A journalism graduate with a background in fact-checking, he brings a meticulous and research-oriented approach to his current reporting. Professional Background Role: Correspondent coverig education and city affairs in Pune. Specialization: His primary beat is education, but he also maintains a strong focus on civic issues, public health, human rights, and state politics. Key Strength: Soham focuses on data-driven reporting on school and college education, government reports, and public infrastructure. Recent Notable Articles (Late 2025) His late 2025 work highlights a transition from education-centric reporting to hard-hitting investigative and human-rights stories: 1. Investigations & Governance "Express Impact: Mother's name now a must to download birth certificate from PMC site" (Dec 20, 2025): Reporting on a significant policy change by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) following his earlier reports on gender inclusivity in administrative documents. "44-Acre Mahar Land Controversy: In June, Pune official sought land eviction at Pawar son firm behest" (Nov 9, 2025): An investigative piece on real estate irregularities involving high-profile political families. 2. Education & Campus Life Faculty crisis at SPPU hits research, admin work: 62% of govt-sanctioned posts vacant, over 75% in many depts (Sept 12, 2025): An investigative piece on professor vacancies at Savitribai Phule Pune University. "Maharashtra’s controversial third language policy: Why National Curriculum Framework recommends a third language from Class 6" (July 2): This detailed piece unpacks reasons behind why the state's move to introduce a third language from class 1 was controversial. "Decline in number of schools, teachers in Maharashtra but student enrolment up: Report" (Jan 2025): Analyzing discrepancies in the state's education data despite rising student numbers. 3. Human Rights & Social Issues "Aanchal Mamidawar was brave after her family killed her boyfriend" (Dec 17, 2025): A deeply personal and hard-hitting opinion piece/column on the "crime of love" and honor killings in modern India. "'People disrespect the disabled': Meet the man who has become face of racist attacks on Indians" (Nov 29, 2025): A profile of a Pune resident with severe physical deformities who became the target of global online harassment, highlighting issues of disability and cyber-bullying. Signature Style Soham is known for his civil-liberties lens. His reporting frequently champions the rights of the marginalized—whether it's students fighting for campus democracy, victims of regressive social practices, or residents struggling with crumbling urban infrastructure (as seen in his "Breathless Pune" contributions). He is adept at linking hyper-local Pune issues to larger national conversations about law and liberty. X (Twitter): @SohamShah07 ... Read More

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