A 14-year-old boy was allegedly stabbed to death by his classmate with a pair of scissors in Badalgarh village in Fatehabad. The police suspect a long-running rivalry over kabaddi as the motive.

The victim, Armaan, a class IX student at the village government school, died on the spot after being repeatedly stabbed in the chest on Thursday evening. The accused and a student of the same school, were apprehended and sent to a juvenile home in Ambala after being produced before the Juvenile Justice Board.

The police said the two boys had exchanged barbs at school earlier. Preliminary investigations suggest they had an ongoing rivalry related to kabaddi and had clashed on earlier occasions. After school, the two reportedly agreed to meet in the evening. Armaan was eating at a village shop when the accused arrived, and another argument broke out. Local residents intervened and sent the accused home.

However, police said the boy later returned carrying a pair of scissors, allegedly taken from his father’s clinic, and attacked Armaan, stabbing him multiple times in the chest before fleeing. Later, Armaan succumbed to injuries.

The police have taken the accused into custody and are continuing their investigation. Armaan was a promising kabaddi player who had represented his school and won medals in local tournaments, including competitions in Punjab. His father, Kulwinder Singh, a farmer, said his son regularly participated in open kabaddi tournaments and was well known in the village for his sporting talent.

The police said the exact motive and sequence of events are being verified as part of the investigation.

Had clashed earlier

* The police said the two boys had exchanged barbs at school earlier.

* Preliminary probe suggests they had an ongoing rivalry related to kabaddi and had clashed on earlier occasions.

* After school, the two reportedly agreed to meet in the evening.