Jharkhand: Class 10 student stripped, assaulted by classmates over financial dispute

Dhanbad (Jharkhand), Jul 17 (PTI) A class 10 student was allegedly tied up, stripped and assaulted by six of his classmates in a school hostel in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district over a financial dispute, police said on Friday. The incident that occurred in the school hostel under the Nirsa Police Station limits on the night of July 14 came to light on Thursday after the victim's parents lodged a complaint, a senior officer said. The accused allegedly recorded a video of the incident and uploaded it on social media, he said, adding that the clip went viral. "The parents of the victim lodged a complaint on Thursday evening, alleging that their son was stripped and assaulted by six of his classmates in the school hostel. The parents claimed that the victim's hands were tied up. The accused beat him with belts," Nirsa Police Station officer-in-charge Ajit Kumar told PTI. The accused threatened the student with dire consequences if he disclosed the incident to anyone, he said. "There was a dispute among the students over a monetary transaction carried out through a mobile phone, and the disagreement over the issue allegedly escalated into violence," the officer said, citing the parents' complaint. The victim is a resident of a village in Govindpur Police Station limits. The injured student was undergoing treatment at Shahid Nirmal Mahato Medical College and Hospital, Dhanbad. The victim's family claimed that the student remained silent about the incident for two days due to fear. On Thursday, when his condition worsened and the pain became unbearable, the student called his family and narrated the ordeal. His relatives immediately reached the school and took him for medical treatment, the officer added. PTI ANB BDC