Engineering student stabbed to death in Patiala
Navjot Singh, a third-year computer science engineering student at the University College of Engineering, Punjabi University, died after he allegedly received multiple stab injuries in the stomach.
An engineering student was allegedly stabbed to death during a fight between two groups at Punjabi University in Patiala.
According to a release issued by the university, Navjot Singh, 20, a third-year computer science engineering student at the University College of Engineering, died after he allegedly received multiple stab injuries in the stomach. Another student received head injuries, The Tribune reported.
The incident took place around 12.15 pm on February 27 when a scuffle broke out between some students of the engineering department during which Navjot was stabbed, said the release. Navjot, who belonged to Sangatpura village in Nabha, was first taken to the university health centre and then shifted to Government Rajindra Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, it added. Hospital authorities said the boy had lost a lot of blood due to stab injuries in the stomach. The injured student is stable, the police said.
Urban Estate police station in-charge Amritvir Singh said, “The accused have been identified and an FIR has been registered against them. Prima facie, the fight took place between the students of the engineering department. The investigation is on.” He said the student was a day scholar, adding that reason for the stabbing was not yet clear.
University employees on the condition of anonymity said a number of thefts and other incidents have already taken place on the campus in the recent past. “The university needs to look into the law and order situation. The university security officer, in view of an increase in incidents of theft of two-wheelers from the campus, had directed the security staff to ensure proper checking at the entry gates,” an insider informed.
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