IIT-JEE Aspirant from UP Beaten to Death by Fellow Students in Kota
Shruti Mahapatra
A 17-year-old IIT-JEE aspirant from UP was brutally beaten by fellow students in Kota after an argument at a tea stall. He later died in the hospital. Police have identified…
498A/ Domestic Violence
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