Siddarth Sethia
A 19-year-old college student was stabbed to death following a clash near his college in Deepa Complex, within the Annapoorneshwarinagar police station limits, on Wednesday afternoon.
The deceased has been identified as Yogesh,a first-year BCom student at a private college in Nagarbhavi.
Senior officer told reporters that Yogesh was called out for a discussion and went to the rear side of the college around 2.30 pm, where a quarrel broke out between two groups over a trivial issue.
During the altercation,the assailants allegedly stabbed Yogesh and fled the scene.
Yogesh sustained serious injuries and was rushed to a nearby hospital,where he succumbed to his injuries despite treatment.
The Annapoorneshwarinagar police visited the spot and began an investigation.
Police suspect that the assailants are outsiders and not students of the college.A special team has been formed to identify and track down the accused,police said.The exact motive for the attack and the identities of those involved are being investigated.
