People gather in protest after a class 10 student was stabbed to death allegedly by his junior on Tuesday after a minor scuffle, at the Seventh Day Adventist School, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on August 20, 2025.
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A class 10 student of a private school in Ahmedabad was stabbed to death allegedly by his junior after a minor scuffle, following which a mob vandalised the school on Wednesday (August 20, 2025), police said.
The student was stabbed on Tuesday (August 19) and died during treatment later at night.
On Wednesday, a mob ransacked the Seventh Day Adventist School premises and thrashed its staff.
Gujarat Education Minister Praful Pansheriya said a class 9 student of the school murdered a class 10 student.
The minor accused has been detained, the minister said and appealed to the people to maintain peace.
“A class 9 student murdered a class 10 student at Seventh Day School in Ahmedabad, which is an unfortunate incident and a red signal for a civilised society,” Pansheriya said in a video message.
The police were conducting a probe into the incident, he added.
Published – August 20, 2025 04:42 pm IST
