Is Your Child Carrying a Weapon? Jamshedpur School Incident Sparks Alarm

Jamshedpur: A day after a Class VII student of a private school in the Sidhgora area was caught carrying a sharp-edged weapon to school, teachers and school authorities in Steel City expressed concern over the rising trend of violence among students, both on campus and outside.

On Tuesday, the minor was found in possession of a chapar following an altercation with his schoolmates in the recent past. Sidhgora police station officer-in-charge Vijendra Kumar said the boy had somehow procured the weapon and brought it to school, but it was detected in time by the school authorities.


“The parents of the 13-year-old student, along with teachers, were called to the police station, where the minor was counselled in a friendly environment about the consequences of carrying such prohibited items,” Kumar told TOI on Wednesday.

“He was later handed over to his parents and advised professional counselling. No formal complaint has been lodged in the case.”

Kumar, however, said the incident could have turned serious had the weapon not been detected in time.

Teachers and school administrators, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the school would arrange counselling sessions for the student and stressed the need for more active parental involvement in children’s day-to-day upbringing and discipline at home.

The incident has once again brought focus on a series of violent episodes involving school students in the city. On Nov 12, 2025, a 16-year-old student, Tausif Khan, was stabbed by his schoolmates outside a private school under the Bistupur police station area following an altercation during school hours. The victim, who was profusely bleeding, was rushed to hospital and narrowly survived, triggering panic among students and parents.

In the past six months, around half-a-dozen violent incidents involving school students have also been reported from suburban areas of the city.

Nakul Kamani, president of an association of private schools in Jamshedpur, said lack of parental engagement was a key factor behind such incidents. “Parents need to spend more time with their children, which many are failing to do. As a result, children feel lonely and indulge in attention-seeking behaviour, including violence,” he said. Kamani added that most private schools have counsellors and stressed the need for coordinated efforts by parents and schools to address the issue at an early stage.

Psychologist and counsellor Sunita Acharya said excessive exposure to mobile phones and online content was adversely affecting children. “From a very young age, children are glued to mobile phones and unknowingly consume violent content, which has a deep impact on their developing minds. With parents spending less time with their children, mobile phones are replacing parents and grandparents as companions,” she said.