
A 16-year-old Class 10 student, Sanketh, was fatally assaulted outside a government school in Shivamogga, Karnataka, after intervening to stop a fight involving minors from the same locality. Two minors have been detained, with police investigating others involved. The motive remains unclear, though initial reports suggest a trivial dispute. The incident has heightened communal tensions, prompting increased police deployment. Local officials, including MLA S.N. Channabasappa, have visited the family and called for justice amid concerns raised by the victim's relatives.
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