Around 25 students of classes 5 to 7 from a primary school in Gujarat allegedly inflicted self-injuries using the blade of a pencil sharpener as part of a ‘dare game’, police said on Wednesday. According to DySP Jayvir Gadhvi, the students of Mota Munjiyasar Primary School at Bagasara in Amreli district challenged each other to either injure themselves or pay Rs 10 for failing to do so.
“Around 20-25 students injured themselves on their hands,” he said. The matter came to light when a concerned parent informed the school administration. A parent-teacher meeting was called immediately, but parents later approached the police, demanding a thorough probe.