Four Roommates of Punjabi University Stabbed Student to Death, Arrested

Four roommates of Navjot Singh, the Punjabi University engineering student who was stabbed to death, have been arrested. Patiala police shared that the four accused used to live with Singh and had an argument over a financial issue which led to the stabbing on Monday.

The arrested have been identified as Mandeep Singh of Thehri in Patiala, Sanjot Singh of Ferozepur, Harvinder Singh of Faridkot, and Mohit Kamboj of Fazilka. According to Patiala police, all four are Punjabi University students who used to live together with Navjot Singh in a rented accommodation. They reportedly had an argument over some financial matter, which led to the stabbing incident and death of 20-year-old Singh.

Patiala SSP Varun Sharma shared, “The arrested youth are students of the university and used to live with the victim in a rented accommodation. They had gotten into an altercation with the deceased over payments of the electricity bill which led to the stabbing.” According to the police, one of the accused stabbed Navjot thrice with a small knife below his stomach after which he was rushed to the university’s health center. He was then taken to Government Rajindra Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Navjot Singh was stabbed multiple times on Monday on the university campus. He was a third-year student of Computer Science Engineering (CSE) at the University College of Engineering (UCoE). His body was handed over to the family for last rites on Tuesday.

Vineet Washington