Jharkhand: Boy stabbed in school struggles for life Chaibasa: The boy, who was stabbed by a man in the premises of a primary school at Diggilota in West Singhbhum district, was struggling for his life at Tata Main Hospital in Jamshedpur. "He is on a ventilator in the Critical Care Unit of Tata Main Hospital," a doctor attending upon him said.

The boy, Simnath Diggi, and a girl student Jasmine Murmu, were stabbed in the school campus by Madan Gope during school hours on November 1. While six-year-old Jasmine succumbed to her injuries the same day, Diggi was admitted to Tata Main Hospital in a serious condition, Suraj Oraon, Officer-in-charge of Sonua police station, said.

Oraon said that they had arranged Rs 15,000 for the family members of the victim boy to meet the expenses for his treatment. Following the incident, the villagers caught hold of Gope and thrashed him before he was handed over to the police.

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