Class 10 boy held in Vadodara murder, wanted 'revenge' against school: Cops
June 24, 2018 12:03
Fridays murder of a Class 9 student in Vadodara has turned out to be a close rerun of last years killing of a seven-year-old at a school in Haryanas Gurugram. The alleged killers picked a common murder site -- a school toilet --and chose the victims at random. Both had exhibited behavioural problems in the past.
The Vadodara murder suspect, a Class 10 student of Shree Bharti Vidhyalay, confessed to killing Dev Tadvi, a junior, the police said; he said he had planned the murder to force the school to close in revenge for a scolding he received from teachers.
The body of Tadvi, 14, a newly enrolled Class 9 student, bore several stab wounds. A 12-inch knife was found near the body in a school toilet , and a satchel recovered from the roof of a temple adjacent to the school had more sharp-edged weapons, a bottle of chili powder solution and a blood-stained shirt. The suspect may have tossed the bag on to the roof from one of the classrooms, the police said.
The accused had no animosity towards Tadvi. He barely knew Tadvi, who had taken admission only 10 days back. The accused had displayed behavioural problems on several occasions in the past for which he was scolded by his teachers, said Vadodara police commissioner, Manoj Shashidhar.
The accused wanted to take revenge on the school and wanted it to shut down. He found Tadvi when he reached the school on Friday. The victim could have been any student, Shashidhar added.
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