The NIT Calicut campus in Kozhikode. According to on police experiences, each the individuals concerned within the incident had pursued PhD below the identical information on the Indian Institute of Technology – Madras. (file)
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An assistant professor on the National Institute of Technology – Calicut (NIT-C) was stabbed on the campus on March 1 (Friday) by a former batchmate. The injured school member has been recognized as Jayachandran Ok. (31). Vinod, a native of Salem in Tamil Nadu has been taken into police custody in reference to the incident.
According to police experiences, Mr. Vinod and Mr. Jayachandran had pursued PhD below the identical information on the Indian Institute of Technology – Madras. Mr. Vinod had come to go to the assistant professor “pretending” to be a pupil and the 2 had altercations on the latter’s workplace close to the previous library complicated on the campus, following which Mr. Vinod allegedly stabbed Mr. Jayachandran utilizing a pocket knife discovered on the desk.
The safety personnel intervened to separate them. Mr. Jayachandran sustained a minimum of three wounds – on the neck and the abdomen – which aren’t of significant nature. He was instantly taken to a non-public hospital.
Mr. Vinod was handed over to the police. The Kunnamangalam police have taken him into custody.
Mr. Jayachandran, additionally a native of Salem, joined the NITC in 2020 as an assistant professor within the Civil Engineering division.
Motive unclear: police
The police stated the motive behind the assault was but unclear. However, Mr. Vinod claimed that Mr. Jayachandran had “held back” a few of his medical certificates in reference to a latest cardiac arrest that he needed to submit at a university in Andhra Pradesh the place he works as an assistant professor.