A Class IX student in Balewadi, Pune, is accused of stabbing a female classmate with a knife following a dispute related to social media during a school trip. Police register a case and detain the minor suspect. The injured girl suffers multiple injuries, including to her face, and is reported to be stable and receiving treatment in hospital.
Police say the altercation traces back to a trip to Panchgani and Mahabaleshwar on October 17–18, where videos of girls dancing were posted on Instagram. According to the reports, the suspected attacker and the victim had a prior disagreement after the girl allegedly asked him to delete the video, leading to a verbal confrontation and a later alleged attack on school premises.
Outlets largely align on the broad timeline, the school location (VIBGYOR School in Balewadi), the involvement of minors, and that police action follows the stabbing. Differences are mainly in the exact phrasing of the ages, how details of the earlier Instagram dispute are described, and whether they add items like school actions and safety steps.
