Class 12 student dies after being attacked by juniors

KUMBAKONAM (TAMIL NADU): (Dec 7) A Class 12 student of a government school near here has succumbed to his injuries early Sunday morning after he was allegedly attacked by a group of Class 11 students, police said.

Fourteen class 11 students of Government Arignar Anna Model Higher Secondary School in Patteeswaram allegedly attacked their senior student on December 4, following a clash between their respective classes, they added.

The accused students hit the boy on the head with a wooden stick, leaving him seriously injured, police said.