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Youth stabbed to death by classmate

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Press Trust of India Srinagar
Last Updated : Feb 03 2014 | 5:34 PM IST
A 17-year-old youth was stabbed to death today allegedly by a classmate, who was holding a grudge against him over his proximity to a girl in Baramulla district of Kashmir.
Irfan Farooq Bhat (17) allegedly stabbed Irshad Ahmad Ganaie near Karriappa Park in Baramulla town this morning following an altercation, police said.
According to sources, the two boys were at loggerheads for some time as they were following the same girl, who was their classmate at a tuition centre.
Ganaie was rushed to district hospital Baramulla where he succumbed to injuries, they said.
Bhat has been arrested, the sources added.
The death of the youth led to protests by his relatives and neighbours, who took the body to the Tehsil office and sat on a dharna.

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First Published: Feb 03 2014 | 5:34 PM IST

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