Archive · 19 Dec 2025
3 minors, 8 staffers held for tribal student's murder
In Bhubaneswar, Odisha, three young people and eight teachers and staff from a school were arrested.
They are suspected of killing a 14-year-old boy who was in the 9th grade.
The boy was killed on December 11 because he didn't want to share his bucket with others in the bathroom.
The school staff is also accused of trying to hide what happened.
The police found out that the boy was strangled, and his classmates said three other students were involved.
The boy's father reported the crime on December 13.
Three juveniles and eight staffers of a Bhubaneswar-based institute were taken into custody for the murder of a 14-year-old tribal student.
The student was allegedly strangled to death on December 11 for refusing to share his bucket with others in the washroom.
The institute staffers were arrested for allegedly threatening witnesses not to reveal the incident.
Post-mortem examination revealed external injuries on the neck, indicating compression with a rough and tough ligature material.
The boy's body was handed over to his father with a false explanation that he died after falling in the toilet.
- Who
- Three juveniles and eight teachers and staffers of a Bhubaneswar-based institute
- What
- Murder of a 14-year-old tribal student
- When
- December 11 (incident), December 13 (complaint filed)
- Where
- Bhubaneswar, Odisha
- Why
- The student was allegedly strangled to death for refusing to share his bucket with others in the washroom
- Victim's Age
- 14 years
- Victim's Class
- 9
- Date of Incident
- December 11
- Date of Complaint
- December 13
- Charges Against Minors
- Section 106(1) BNS and Section 75 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015
- Injuries Found
- External injuries on the neck, indicating compression with a rough and tough ligature material
- Police Station
- Infocity police station