Archive · 17 Dec 2025
Pune minor accused of murdering classmate sent to observation home
A 16-year-old boy from Pune got into a fight with his classmate during a coaching class.
A few days later, on Monday, he attacked his classmate with a knife, hurting him badly on the neck and stomach.
The classmate was taken to the hospital but didn't survive.
The police are investigating how the boy got the knife.
The boy was sent to an observation home, but the police want him to be tried as an adult.
A 16-year-old Class-10 student from Rajgurunagar, Pune, fatally attacked a fellow student at a private coaching class.
The incident occurred on Monday morning, believed to be a fallout of a fight on November 13.
The juvenile attacked the victim on the neck and abdomen, leading to the victim's death at a rural hospital in Chandoli.
The Pune Rural police are investigating how the juvenile procured the knife and are seeking to try him as an adult.
The Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) ordered the accused to be sent to an observation home.
- Who
- A 16-year-old Class-10 student from Rajgurunagar, Pune
- What
- Murder of a fellow student at a private coaching class
- When
- Monday morning (specific date not mentioned)
- Where
- Private coaching class on Court Road, Rajgurunagar, Khed taluka, Pune
- Why
- Believed to be a fallout of a fight on November 13
- Location
- Rajgurunagar, Pune, India
- Victim's Age
- Not specified
- Accused's Age
- 16
- Incident Date
- Monday (specific date not mentioned)
- Location of Incident
- Private coaching class on Court Road, Rajgurunagar
- Distance from Pune
- 45 kilometres
- Previous Fight Date
- November 13
- Hospital
- Rural hospital in Chandoli