Behrampore, July 24: A student of eight standard has been arrested for allegedly taking a bomb to school in Murshidabad district to teach his senior “a lesson” with whom he had an altercation apparently over a girl, the police said today.
The 14-year-old boy brought the bomb in his school bag and was waiting for the class X student in front of the school at Kandi yesterday, they said.
As the boy bragged about what he had in his bag, other students informed the teachers, they added.
The boy was then taken to his class room by the school authorities and told to place the bomb in bucket full of water, which he did.
The police was informed and the boy was arrested.
–PTI