Aligarh Muslim University student among two arrested by police on charges of attempt to murder

AGRA

: A student of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Abdullah, was arrested on Thursday along with his accomplice on charges of

attempt to murder

, in connection with the shooting of a student, who was injured in an attack earlier this week.


Abdullah has also been debarred by the university administration for next 5 years for his alleged involvement in the said incident.

According to police, the murderous attack took place on Monday night, when Abdullah, a first year student of Diploma Engineering in AMU, had gone to meet his senior, Rizvan at RM hostel of the varsity. Rizwan, who was debarred by the university for three years in 2018 after being caught cheating in an examination, was called by Abdullah at the hostel’s gate and the conversation between them led to a heated argument.

Subsequently, Abdullah’s accomplice, Sablu, shot at Rizvan. Police said, Rizvan sustained bullet injury and fell on the ground. The guard of the hostel immediately ran towards the accused but they opened fire at him also and fled from there. During interrogation, Abdullah told police that Rizvan had told his mother about his habit of intoxication and he wanted him to teach a lesson for it.

According to SP city, Abhishek, the duo were arrested from Lal Diggi area and they both have a criminal record. He said, the weapon used for shooting Rizwan was also recovered from their possession.

The SP said, around ten criminal cases, under various sections of IPC, are registered against Sablu at police stations in Aligarh. He told TOI that Abdullah was also booked by the police last month for allegedly stabbing and injuring a Polytechnic student, Arshad Iqbal.

When contacted, Proctor of the university, Afifullah Khan, said that the administration has taken action against the day scholar student Abdullah as per rules and regulations of the university. He said, such kind of behaviour will not be tolerated in the varsity.

Meanwhile, another student, Mohammad Umar Farukh, a research scholar in commerce department, was suspended by the university administration for his alleged involvement in hooliganism and rampage that resulted in the damage of the SP city's car last month. The SP had visited the campus following an alleged suicide by varsity student in his hostel room on October 16.

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