# Classmate slits BCA student’s throat in Lucknow, arrested 2026-08-08T12:42:30+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A BCA student was killed by her classmate at her Lucknow home on Wednesday after he grew jealous of her interactions with another man, police said. The accused, Devansh Pathak, 20, attacked Smriti Pandey, also 20, with a sharp-edged weapon, slitting her throat. The police found Devansh injured at the scene and took him to hospital before arresting him. They recovered the knife and are examining call records and other digital evidence to establish the motive. Initial claims by the accused that Smriti had harmed herself were contradicted by his later admission, police said. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: BCA student killed, classmate arrested, crime against women, Lucknow murder, UP police Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/classmate-slits-bca-students-throat-in-lucknow-arrested/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/classmate-slits-bca-students-throat-in-lucknow-arrested/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.