JNU Student Attacks Fellow Student With Cleaver Over Friendship
· India · Hindustan Times, Times of India, Indian Express
A Jawaharlal Nehru University student allegedly attacked a fellow student with a meat cleaver in the Barak Hostel, leaving the victim with severe injuries and loss of vision in his right eye. The accused, Ajay, reportedly objected to the victim Saurabh's friendship with a woman student during the November 5 incident. Saurabh was rushed to the AIIMS Trauma Centre, where he underwent surgery for multiple fractures and injuries to his head, face, and shoulder. Police stated that three other students were injured during the altercation, and the woman student subsequently filed a complaint. The Vasant Kunj North police station registered an FIR under charges including attempt to murder, while the JNU Proctor's Office rusticated four students under the JNU Act.
Why it matters
The brutal campus assault has triggered serious safety concerns among students and faculty members at JNU, prompting immediate administrative rustications and a police murder-attempt investigation.
Read the original report — Hindustan Times
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