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HPU Law Student Arrested in Campus Stabbing Linked to Old Dispute

Doctors say the injured scholar is stable after surgery for abdominal wounds.

Overview

  • Police say 25-year-old Dhanraj was stabbed near Himachal Pradesh University's Law Faculty around 1:30 pm and rushed to IGMC Shimla.
  • The accused, identified as Mohit Dogra, a first-year law student, was arrested by Baluganj police on campus.
  • Officers seized a kukri alleged to be the weapon, with a complaint stating the suspect brandished a knife and threatened a group before stabbing Dhanraj.
  • A case has been registered under sections 109 (attempt to murder) and 351(3) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and the investigation continues.
  • Police attribute the incident to an old dispute, while SFI leaders cite a prior March 2 complaint alleging a previous attack by the same student.