Grade 11 student stabs teacher in classroom at school in Assam

A class 11 student allegedly stabbed his teacher to death in the classroom of a school in Sivasagar district of Assam yesterday. The 16-year-old, who attacked chemistry teacher Rajesh Baruah Bejawada (55) after he was scolded for poor performance, has been arrested and is now being interrogated.

Mr. Bejawada taught chemistry and also held management positions in the private school.

Investigations revealed that yesterday, the teacher scolded the student for his performance in chemistry and asked him to bring his parents to the school for a meeting. Later that day, the student came to class in casual clothes. The teacher asked him to leave. Suddenly, the student attacked Mr. Bejawada and stabbed him repeatedly with a knife.

A student who witnessed the stabbing said the defendant came into class wearing casual clothes. The teacher told him to leave and yelled at him when he didn’t listen.

“Angry, he pulled out a knife, hit the teacher on the head and stabbed him. We did not know that he was carrying a knife. Our teacher was lying on the floor and bleeding profusely,” the witness added.

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