Archive · 14 Sep 2025
Dakshineswar Metro Stabbing: Schoolboy Feud Culminates in Murder
Two high school students, Rana and Monojit, had been fighting for weeks.
On Friday, after a confrontation at Shyambazar Metro station, the conflict escalated.
After getting off the train at Dakshineswar station, Rana stabbed Monojit.
Monojit died from his injuries at a local hospital.
The police arrested Rana at Howrah station.
The feud between the boys started with a fight a few weeks prior, and an attempt at peace had failed.
Both boys were classmates in the same school but in different streams.
The police are investigating why Rana had a knife.
An 18-year-old boy, Rana Singh, fatally stabbed 17-year-old Monojit Yadav.
The incident occurred at Dakshineswar Metro station in Kolkata on Friday.
The stabbing was the culmination of a feud between schoolboys.
Rana was arrested at Howrah station and is in police custody.
The police are investigating the motive and the reason for the knife.
- Who
- Rana Singh (accused) and Monojit Yadav (victim), both students.
- What
- Rana Singh fatally stabbed Monojit Yadav at Dakshineswar Metro station.
- When
- Friday afternoon.
- Where
- Dakshineswar Metro station in Kolkata.
- Why
- The stabbing was the result of a weeks-long feud between two groups of schoolboys.
- Victim
- Monojit Yadav, 17
- Accused
- Rana Singh, 18
- Location
- Dakshineswar Metro station, Kolkata
- Date of Stabbing
- Friday
- School
- Bagbazar High School
- Motive
- Simmering rivalry between school groups