Overview
- A 17-year-old Class 11 student, Surya Pratap (Surya Chauhan), was stabbed in Ghaziabad’s Khoda area on May 28 and died while undergoing treatment the next day.
- Police registered an FIR naming five people and arrested three suspects — Farhan, Asif and Nawab — while the prime accused, Asad, remained on the run until the late-night operation.
- Ghaziabad police say they intercepted Asad on May 31 after a tip-off; officers allege he opened fire, they returned fire, Asad was wounded, taken to hospital and later died, and authorities recovered a motorcycle and a country-made pistol while one constable was injured.
- The victim’s family rejects the police version of a spontaneous row, saying Surya was lured to an Eid gathering and attacked by multiple people, and local protests and political statements have intensified demands for swift and severe action.
- Investigators are conducting forensic checks, combing operations to find a second fleeing accomplice and preparing legal records, with the case likely to face close administrative and judicial scrutiny because of public pressure.