A class 9 student was today found murdered in the bathroom of a school in Vadodara.
The incident was reported today noon in Shree Bharti Vidyalaya in the city's Baranpora area.
Crowd gathered outside the Vadodara school where the boy was found murdered. Here are the latest visuals:
Vadodara: Body of a class 9th student was found inside a school. More details awaited. #Gujarat pic.twitter.com/ZyqhCdzL1p
ANI (@ANI) June 22, 2018
The student was found stabbed in the bathroom of the school. The knife with which he was allegedly attacked was also found in the bathroom.
In the preliminary investigation, police suspects that a class 10 student, who entered an altercation with the deceased on Thursday, could be motivated to kill him.
The suspected class 10 student is currently absconding.
A probe into the incident is underway. Police will use CCTV footages of the school premises to nab the killer.
According to the police, the victim had joined the school only recently and lived with his aunt in Vadodara. His parents are residents of Anand district.
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