Class 10 student held for death of junior in Vadodara school

Vadodara: A Class 10 student was held under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act in connection with the killing of a junior student in a school here, an official said on Saturday.

The body of the 14-year-old boy, a Class 9 student, was found dead with multiple stab wounds in the washroom of the school on Friday.

The victim had 10 stab wounds on his body, Deputy Police Commissioner (DCP) R S Bhagora had said yesterday.

The 17-year-old accused, a student of the same school located in Baranpora area, was held in Valsad town in South Gujarat late last night, Vadodara police Commissioner Manoj Sashidhar said.

A police team from here has been sent to Valsad to bring the teenager to the city, he said.

He will be questioned to learn the reason behind the brutal killing of the Class 9 student, police said. The accused student came under the lens after he was spotted in CCTV footage entering the washroom along with the victim, they said.