BENGALURU, Feb. 25 -- Security was heightened in Karnataka's Urugadur area near Shivamogga on Tuesday after a 16-year-old student died following an assault by a group of minors outside a government school, police said.

Seven boys, all residents of the same locality, have been taken into custody in connection with the incident.

The deceased, a Class 10 student of the Government High School at Uragadooru, had stayed back on campus to attend a special class for board examination preparation. While returning home in the evening, he was confronted by a group of boys from his neighbourhood. According to investigators, the dispute stemmed from an argument linked to a recent cricket match played in the locality.

Police said the teenager saw on...