Lucknow: A man has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of a college student in her flat. The police arrested Aditya Pathak (26), a resident of the flat and a friend of the student.
The police said that a case of murder has been registered in the incident and detailed investigation will continue. B.B.D. Nishtha Tripathi (23), a B.Com student of the university, was shot dead in a flat in Dayal Residency, Lucknow. The incident happened around midnight on Wednesday.
It is learned that the student reached her friend's flat after the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations of the college on Wednesday evening. According to various media reports, a party was held in the flat till midnight on Wednesday and the murder took place.
Meanwhile, the police responded that there was an argument between the two in the flat and during this the young man fired at the student. Senior police officials said that the firing was done with a local gun and the investigation into the incident will continue.
At the same time, local media reported that four more people were in the flat apart from the accused and the related accused at the time of the incident.
They brought the child to the hospital in a bleeding state after being shot. Meanwhile, local media also reported that one of Aditya's friends left the gun in the bush to take action.