A schoolboy from Std 9 at a Mapusa school has been rusticated for three days after he severely beat up his 14-year-old classmate in school over a dispute regarding fees.
The injured boy is undergoing treatment at the North Goa District Hospital in Mapusa.
According to sources, the incident took place in school on Thursday at around 10.30 am when the boy took the victim to the school toilet and began beating him. Hearing the cries of the boy from the toilet, another classmate rushed to the toilet, rescued the victim and reported the matter to the teachers. The victim was later admitted to the Mapusa district hospital.
Later in the evening, the victim's parents filed a complaint with the Mapusa police and acting on the complaint, the police have sent a report to the Juvenile Justice Board.
The school management later rusticated the accused schoolboy for three days following the incident.
The victim’s parents alleged that the accused schoolboy is a terror in school and has beaten up other schoolboys in the past. Fearing that he may resort to similar violence after his three-day suspension ends, the parents have demanded that the boy be expelled from the school.
