Girl student attacked in campus with axe, attacker dies

A Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) female student was seriously injured in an attack by a male student with an axe in the college campus on Wednesday. While the girl’s condition is stated to be critical, the attacker later succumbed to his injuries in the hospital.

The incident took place today morning around 11 am at the JNU campus where Akash and Roshni were studying Korean lanuage in the university’s linguistic department.

The attack took place in the room number 203 of the university after both the students reportedly enterted into an argument.

After attacking the girl, the accused reportedly tried to commit suicide by slitting his throat and consuming pesticide.