Personal fight between Kota students ends in murder

A student from Bihar was killed and another critically injured after a gang of coaching students, armed with knives and rods, attacked the duo in a student mess in Kota, Rajasthan.

According to police officials, the dispute was over leadership and three students have been arrested in the case while the police are still searching for the rest involved in the brawl.

Satya Prakash and his friend Sandeep Kumar were attacked when they were walking back to their hostel rooms after dinner at the mess. “The attackers came on two or three motorcycles. Satya Prakash, the son of a postmaster in Bihar, was declared dead in the hospital. His friend Sandeep, who had come from Bihar four days ago, is in a critical condition,” senior police officer Sawai Singh Godara said.

As reported by The Indian Express, an eyewitness said "Around 8.30 pm I came out of my house when I heard a loud noise and saw 150 boys on the road with sticks, rods and some had knives.The boys ran away after I called the cops. I saw the boy lying injured and took him to hospital."