Updated Jan 02, 2021 | 14:21 IST A school student was detained on Thursday in connection with a robbery in Rudrapur city of Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand. The accused told the police that he took to crime to pay his school fees. Schoolboy turns robber to pay fees after father gets pay cut [Representative image] | Photo Credit: iStock Images Key Highlights The school student and four others robbed a man of Rs 5.35 lakh at gunpoint. The school student, during questioning, told the cops that his father, a factory worker, could not spare money for his school fees after his salary was reduced amid the ongoing pandemic crisis.