Family of Delhi girl attacked with blade by classmate demands action

The family of a 14-year-old girl who was allegedly attacked by her classmate with a blade in Delhi’s Gulabi Bagh area is demanding strict action against the students involved in the incident that came to light on Wednesday. 

The Delhi Police took suo moto cognizance of a video that surfaced online, showing a girl with serious injuries on her face, and launched an investigation. The girl’s family said she received 17 stitches on her face.

The victim and her classmates were having lunch when some girls snatched her friend’s tiffin and ran away, following which a verbal spat ensued between the two groups resulting in the brutal attack, according to the police. 

"My sister who received injuries on her face is a student of class 9. When a fight broke out between her friends, she was trying to pacify everyone. But she was attacked. Police must take strict action against them," the victim’s elder sister said, per PTI.