Police arrest prime accused in brutal murder of Patna University student

Bihar Police on Tuesday arrested the prime accused in the brutal murder of a final year undergraduate student of BN College on the law college campus of Patna UniversityThe arrested accused has been identified as Chandan Kumar a finalyear student of the Patna college and a resident of Bihta in the cityHarsh Raj 22 a final year undergraduate student was beaten to death by some unidentified persons on the law college campus of Patna University on MondayPolice claimed that Kumar who was residing in Jackson hostel of the college hatched a conspiracy to kill RajSenior Superintendent of Police SSP Patna Rajeev Mishra told PTI Chandan Kumar is the prime accused in the case He is being interrogatedThe incident had taken place when the 22yearold student was coming out from his examination centre in the afternoon He had gone to appear for his graduation examination and was beaten up by a group of students He was injured The police took him to the hospital where he diedAccording to a statement issued by the Patna Police During interrogation Kumar confessed to have committed the crime He has also revealed the identity of other accused involved in the casePrima facie it appears that the incident may have taken place because of some old enmity However the exact cause of the incident can only be known after completion of the investigation said a senior officer of the Patna PolicePolice have launched a manhunt to nab other accused Certain groups of students staged protest marches in different places in the city as well as outside Patna University against the killing Protesting students also tried to block the traffic by burning tyres at the Kargil ChowkMeanwhile the murder of the student has sparked a political slugfest between the opposition RJD and the ruling NDA government in the stateRJD leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav told reporters The incident is highly condemnable This is the real jungalraj when a student is brutally murdered inside the college campus What happened to BJP leaders why are they maintaining a stoic silence Why are they not protesting against this incidentThe law and order situation in the state has been deteriorating ever since the NDA government came to power in Bihar he allegedBihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha said It is a very tragic incident I am in touch with the senior officials of the administration and all accused will be nabbed very soon We will ensure strictest punishment for the accusedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever