An engineering student lost his life following a violent clash between two groups of students at a private institute in the Premnagar area of Dehradun, police officials said on Tuesday.
According to authorities, three of the accused named in the complaint filed by the victim’s family have been arrested in connection with the incident, which took place on Monday night in Kehri village. Dehradun City Superintendent of Police Pramod Kumar said two groups of students got into a brawl during which 22-year-old Divyanshu Jatrana, a resident of Muzaffarnagar district in Uttar Pradesh, suffered critical injuries.
Kumar said Jatrana’s friends rushed him to a hospital in the Premnagar area. Upon receiving information, the police reached the hospital, where they were informed that due to the severity of his condition, he had been referred to Doon Hospital for further treatment. As the hospital’s ambulance was not functional, police personnel transported the injured student to Doon Hospital in their own vehicle. However, he succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment.
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Jatrana was a B.Tech student, and police said all those involved in the clash were pursuing B.Tech and BBA courses at the same private institution in Premnagar. Following the incident, the victim’s family reached Dehradun and lodged a complaint, based on which a case was registered at the Premnagar police station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The Superintendent of Police confirmed that three accused have been arrested, while efforts were ongoing to trace and apprehend the remaining suspects. The arrested individuals have been identified as Yuvraj Kumar (20) from Bhojpur district in Bihar, Madhur Khandelwal (19) from Udham Singh Nagar district, and Shivam Sharma (20) from Patna, Bihar.
Police further revealed that there had been a long-standing rivalry between the two groups, who were allegedly competing for dominance on the college campus, which ultimately led to the fatal confrontation.
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