Six held as pupil dies after assault throughout freshers get together at Latur faculty

A pupil died allegedly after being assaulted throughout a freshers’ get together at a non-public faculty in Maharashtra’s Latur district, main the police to arrest six pupils, officers have mentioned.

The incident occurred on October 8 through the freshers’ get together organised on the well-known faculty within the MIDC space of Latur, police mentioned on Wednesday (October 22).

A minor dispute that started whereas dancing through the bash quickly escalated into violence when the sufferer, Suraj Shinde, had an argument with a gaggle of fellow college students. In a match of rage, the group allegedly attacked Shinde with sticks and fists, they mentioned.

Shinde sustained severe accidents and was rushed to a close-by hospital, the place he died throughout therapy. Following the incident, police registered a case of homicide based mostly on a criticism by one of many faculty goers and arrested 4 college students until October 16, in accordance with an official launch.

Two extra college students have been arrested on Tuesday (October 21) after their involvement within the assault got here to mild, taking the variety of these nabbed to six, said the police.

All of them have been booked underneath Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) sections associated to homicide, voluntarily inflicting harm, inflicting grievous harm utilizing harmful weapons or means, legal intimidation and intentional insult with intent to impress breach of peace, amongst others, they mentioned.

Police Sub-Inspector Suresh Pogulwar is heading the investigation into the case.