Vizag student dies in show-of-strength fight
Jaswant faced a volley of blows and one of them landed on his chest. He collapsed and fell unconscious
VISAKHAPATNAM: A fight over show of strength near a private school in Visakhapatnam led to the death of a 13-year-old student on Thursday evening.
A senior police officer said Jaswant had been challenged by a student and his friends over his strength. Both decided to fight to prove the same after school. They left the school at about 4:30 p.m. and selected a spot about 200 metres from the school. Two other boys stood as witnesses.
Jaswant faced a volley of blows and one of them landed on his chest. He collapsed and fell unconscious. The boys rushed back to school and informed their teachers. They took the boy to King George Hospital, where doctors declared Jaswant dead on arrival.
The school management declared a holiday for students on Friday. Fourth Town police have registered a case.
The student in conflict with law will be produced before Juvenile Justice Board and sent to a juvenile Home, the police officer announced.