Student Killed, Two Injured in Bihar Exam Hall Shooting Over Cheating Dispute

Student Killed, Two Injured in Bihar: A Class X student was shot dead, and two others were injured, in Bihar's Rohtas district after two groups of students clashed over allegations of cheating during a matriculation exam.

The murder of 14-year-old Amit Kumar, who was returning home after his board exams, has led to outrage among locals, who are demanding the arrest of the accused.

The argument began Wednesday as a physical confrontation and was picked up again the following day, which was when gunshots were fired. A total of three students were injured.

The violent altercation erupted inside the examination center in Sasaram, where a heated dispute between students escalated into a gunfight.

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Authorities rushed to the scene, and the injured students were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.

The villagers protested by burning tyres and disrupting traffic on the National Highway. In response, authorities deployed a large police force to negotiate with the protesters, assuring them of quick action.

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The murder in Rohtas district has taken a shocking turn, with allegations that it was a premeditated attack. According to Amit Kumar’s brother, Neeraj Kumar, the incident stemmed from a dispute during their board examination.

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Neeraj claimed that a fellow student, Sumit Kumar, had threatened them in the exam hall for not helping him cheat.

“Sumit was not writing the questions on his answer sheets. He was asking us to write the answers for him which we denied. He had threatened us with dire consequences inside the examination hall. When we came out, he called his friends with firearms and traditional arms like swords and batons,” Neeraj said.

“When we took an auto and headed towards our home, Sumit along with his five to six friends on three bikes chased and opened fire on the auto. One of my brothers Manju Kumar sustained a gunshot injury in his leg and fell on the road.

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