Class 4 student stabbed by schoolmate in UP

In a shocking incident, a class 4 student was allegedly stabbed by a schoolmate studying in Class 3 over a minor dispute in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli.

Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh): A Class 4 student was stabbed by a schoolmate over a minor dispute in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district today.

The victim, Amir (9), was attacked by a Class 3 student on Tuesday when they were returning home from school in Jalalabad town under Thana Bhawan police station.

Amir was rushed to hospital in a serious condition, said Pawan Saini, Jalalabad police outpost in-charge.

The eight-year-old student who stabbed Amir is absconding and a search is underway to apprehend him.