Dehradun (Uttarakhand), March 24 An engineering student was killed during a clash between two groups of students from a private institute in the Premnagar area of Dehradun, police said on Tuesday.
Three of the accused named in the complaint by the youth's family have been arrested in connection with the incident that occurred on Monday night in Kehri village.
Dehradun City Superintendent of Police Pramod Kumar said that two groups of students were involved in a scuffle during which 22-year-old Divyanshu Jatrana, from the Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh, sustained critical injuries.
He said that Jatrana's companions took him to a hospital located in the Premnagar area. Kumar said that upon receiving information, the police also arrived at the hospital, where they learned that due to the critical nature of his condition, Jatrana had been referred to Doon Hospital.
As the ambulance at the hospital was out of order, the police transported the injured youth to Doon Hospital in their vehicle, but he passed away while undergoing treatment.
Jatrana was a B.Tech student. According to the police, all the students involved in the incident are pursuing B.Tech and BBA degrees at the private educational institution located in Premnagar.
The deceased youth's family members arrived in Dehradun and filed a complaint with the police, based on which a case was filed at the Premnagar police station under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
The Superintendent of Police said that three accused named in the incident have been arrested, while a search for the other accused is underway.
He identified the arrested students as Yuvraj Kumar (20) from Bhojpur district in Bihar, Madhur Khandelwal (19) from Udham Singh Nagar district, and Shivam Sharma (20) from Patna, Bihar.
He said that there had been a long-standing dispute between the groups "competing for dominance" on the college campus.