Archive · 13 Dec 2025
Odisha Student Detained for Bringing Pistol to School
A 14-year-old boy in Odisha, India, brought a small, unloaded gun to his school and threatened his headmaster.
The school called the police, and the boy is now being questioned.
The police are trying to find out where he got the gun.
The boy had been acting differently lately and had been scolded by his teachers.
The gun is being checked by experts to learn more about it.
The boy has been sent to a special home for now.
A 14-year-old Class 9 student was detained for bringing a country-made revolver to his school in Odisha's Kendrapara district.
The student threatened his headmaster after being scolded for neglecting studies and creating a nuisance in the classroom.
Classmates noticed the boy's unusual behavior and alerted a teacher, who found the revolver during a frisk.
A case has been registered under the Arms Act, and the revolver has been seized for forensic analysis.
The student has been sent to the Probation Hostel-cum-Observation Home & Special Home in Angul, and police are questioning his parents and relatives about how he obtained the weapon.
- Who
- A 14-year-old Class 9 student of a government high school in Odisha's Kendrapara district
- What
- Was detained for bringing a country-made revolver to the classroom and threatening the headmaster
- When
- Friday
- Where
- Korua government high school, Kendrapara district, Odisha
- Why
- The student was reportedly scolded by the headmaster and teachers for neglecting studies and creating a nuisance in the classroom.
School Authorities
Student's Family
Student's Behavior
School Authorities
The student was described as 'unruly' and had been creating a nuisance in the classroom.
Student's Family
No direct statement from the family is provided, but they are being questioned about how the student obtained the firearm.
- Location
- Korua government high school, Kendrapara district, Odisha
- Date
- Friday
- Student's Age
- 14 years old
- Weapon
- Country-made revolver (unloaded)
- Legal Action
- Case registered under the Arms Act
- Current Status
- Student detained in Probation Hostel-cum-Observation Home & Special Home in Angul
