Udaipur on edge after class 10 boy stabbed by schoolmate dies

The student was admitted to a government hospital following the stabbing incident on Friday. During protests against the incident, a mob had set ablaze some vehicles and vandalised shops.

On Saturday, local authorities demolished the rented house that the 15-year-old accused and his family were living in, saying that it “encroached” on forest land.

On Monday, the sisters of the boy who was stabbed had tied a rakhi on his wrist on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan while he was undergoing treatment at hospital. However, in the evening, he succumbed to his injuries.

Following his death, the district administration deployed additional forces around the hospital. Udaipur Zone IG Ajay Pal Lamba appealed to people to maintain peace, and law and order. He said the case has been taken under the Case Officer Scheme – under which officers are designated for obtaining orders from court in a particular case – for its speedy conclusion.

Meanwhile, alleging lapses in the child’s treatment, the Congress party constituted a four-member fact finding committee under Lok Sabha MP Bhajan Lal Jatav. Congress state president Govind Singh Dotasra said the student’s family should be given at least Rs 50 lakh financial assistance, apart from two government jobs for his relatives and strict action against the guilty.