Patna (Bihar):Patna (Bihar): In a shocking incident reported from Bihar, a law student was beaten to death while coming out of the examination centre after a law examination paper in the capital Patna, police said. Police have arrested the prime accused along with his accomplice in the case.
Sharat RS, ASP, Patna City while confirming the incident said that the student named Harsh Raj, a resident of Hajipur in Bihar, who had gone to appear for examination in the BN Law College located in Sultanganj police station area, has been beaten to death by criminals. The body has been sent to PMCH for post-mortem the police officer said adding the matter is being investigated. "The nearby CCTV footage has been scanned and it is being investigated( to identify the assailants," ASP Patna City added.
Sources said that soon after Harsh Raj came out of the college after finishing the exam, some 8 to 10 miscreants assaulted him leaving him grievously injured. He was admitted to PMCH in injured condition, where he died during treatment, an official said. It is said that all the assailants were wearing masks making it difficult for the locals to identify them. After committing the incident, all the miscreants fled away from the crime spot.
Police have arrested the main accused Chandan Yadav along with his accomplice in connection with the case, City SP East Bharat Soni said. Yadav was arrested by the police from Amhara area as per Soni. The murder of the law student triggered massive protests by students, who demanded capital punishment to the culprits. A large number of students blocked the road near Kargil Chowk located at Gandhi Maidan and also took out a march from Patna College to Kargil Chowk demanding justice to the slain law student.