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Classmate slits BCA student’s throat in Lucknow, arrested
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
The killing of a young woman by a spurned male classmate is the latest in a long line of such crimes that India's law and order machinery treats as individual tragedies rather than systemic failures. Jealousy and possession are not mitigating circumstances but the root cause. The police must investigate thoroughly whether the accused had a history of stalking or harassment. The question for the courts is whether this predictable violence will result in a conviction that actually deters others.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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