Thamarassery (Kerala) [India], March 1 (HBTV): A Class 10 student who had been undergoing treatment at the Medical College Hospital in Kozhikode after being injured in a clash outside his school in Thamarassery passed away on Saturday, hospital authorities said.

Following a complaint by the student's father, Thamarassery Police have registered a case. Kerala Education Minister V. Sivankutty has ordered a departmental inquiry, and the Director of Public Education has directed a detailed probe into the incident.

According to Thamarassery police, the incident stemmed from a dispute over a farewell programme for Class 10 students at a tuition centre in Thamarassery.

Allegedly, during a dance performance at the tuition centre, some students from Thamarassery Government Vocational Higher Secondary School shouted and mocked students from MJ High School.

After the farewell event last Sunday, students from different schools reportedly posted about the incident on Instagram and later gathered in town, where a clash broke out. Muhammed Shahabas, the deceased, was among the students from his school when the fight occurred. He sustained injuries and was hospitalised.

The family of the deceased, upon inquiring with other children, learned about the incident. Shahabas was initially taken to a nearby hospital in Thamarassery and later shifted to Kozhikode Government Medical College. He was undergoing treatment for internal bleeding in his head and succumbed to his injuries at around 12:30 am, hospital authorities said.

(ANI)