Sudanese student stabbed to death

A 25-year-old Sudanese student was stabbed to death and another critically injured near a private university in Phagwara on Thursday morning, sending shockwaves through the international student community in the region.

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SSP Gaurav Toora told this correspondent here this afternoon that in a swift response, a Phagwara police team apprehended all six accused within five hours of the crime, tracking them down in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.

The incident occurred in the Green Valley locality near Law Gate at Maheru Village — a residential hub for international students.

According to the FIR registered at the Satnampura police station and as per the statement of the injured student, Ahmed Mohammad Nour Ahmed Hussen, he and the victim, Mohammad Wada Bala Yousuf Ahmed, were returning from morning prayers with two Sudanese female students when they were stopped by a group of Indian men. The group, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, began harassing the women and demanded their mobile phone numbers.

When Mohammad Wada and Ahmed intervened in the matter to defuse the situation, the men turned violent.

According to Ahmed, two of the assailants were armed with knives and stabbed both Sudanese students in the chest. The attackers fled after the assault. The injured were taken to a hospital where doctors declared Mohammad Wada dead on arrival, while Ahmed was admitted in a serious condition.