Overview
- The assault occurred late on Tuesday night, July 14, when five to six classmates allegedly tied up, partially stripped and beat the Class 10 student, police and the family said.
- The attackers recorded the incident on a mobile phone and the video spread on social media, and the victim told his family two days later after his condition worsened.
- The student, identified by reports as Sumit Kumar Das, was first treated at a local sub-health centre and is now receiving care at Shahid Nirmal Mahto Medical College and Hospital in Dhanbad.
- Nirsa police have registered a case covering assault, criminal intimidation and online circulation of the video, and the school has formed an inquiry committee that has pledged disciplinary action if students are found guilty.
- The episode has raised concerns about enforcement of the mobile-phone ban and oversight in residential Jawahar Navodaya hostels, putting scrutiny on hostel supervision and CCTV and what changes the inquiry or legal probe may trigger.