STUDENT ATTACKED FOR REFUSING TO COOPERATE WITH CHEATING IN EXAM

STUDENT ATTACKED FOR REFUSING TO COOPERATE WITH CHEATING IN EXAM

21-FEB-ENG 6

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA----------------------------A student was brutally beaten during the Matriculation examination in Ara simply because he refused to show his answer sheet to another student. The incident occurred on Friday evening outside the Hit Narayan Kshatriya Plus Two School, which falls under the Nawada police station area.

According to information received, the injured student has been identified as Rahul Bharti, 16, son of Upendra Bharti, a resident of Chatar village in the Barhara police station area. Rahul was appearing for the ongoing Matriculation examination. The Social Science exam was held on Friday. After the exam concluded, as Rahul left the school premises, another student attacked him with lethal weapons.

Suraj Prasad, a friend of the injured student, said that the dispute had been ongoing since the first day of the examination. The accused student, identified as Shankar Kumar, had been continuously pressuring Rahul to show his answer sheet in the examination hall. When Rahul repeatedly refused, the accused threatened him with dire consequences when he was found outside the examination center.

On Friday, when Rahul again refused to cooperate, the accused ambushed him outside the school after the examination was over and attacked him. According to eyewitnesses, the accused attacked Rahul with a bracelet, seriously injuring him. The injured student was immediately taken to Ara Sadar Hospital for treatment. Police are currently investigating the matter in detail.