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South Point Incident: 'He brought a knife in his pocket,' says injured student's father
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News18•01-10-2026, 12:22
South Point Incident: 'He brought a knife in his pocket,' says injured student's father
- •A ninth-grade student at South Point School had his throat slit by a classmate, shocking Kolkata.
- •The injured student's father received a call from the school and later learned his son had a 'half-neck' injury.
- •Three tendons in the son's fingers were severed while he tried to defend himself.
- •The incident reportedly occurred after the accused student was reprimanded for tearing the victim's book the previous day.
- •The injured student's father hopes for the accused student's 'mental correction' and plans to send his son back to the same school.
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According to the injured student's father, a student's book was torn in the toilet a day prior, and he reported it to the teachers. The classmate who was reprimanded and isolated following this complaint allegedly carried out the attack the next morning.
The student suffered a severe 'half-neck' injury, which involved a cut running from the back of his neck to the windpipe, along with three severed tendons in his fingers as he tried to defend himself.
The school authorities have advised the accused student to stay at home and undergo counseling sessions with a professional psychologist.
