Zimbabwean student dies eight days after attack in India

Bathinda: After battling for life for eight
days at AIIMS Bathinda, Zimbabwean
student Ziweya Leeroy passed away on
Thursday.

Ziweya (22) was attacked on August 13, a
day after he had an altercation with Guru
Kashi University security guard Dilpreet
Singh.

He was pursuing BSC Radiology and
Imaging Technology (RIT) and joined Guru
Kash University, Talwandi Sabo, in 2023.
Police have arrested seven accused and
added section 103 BNS (murder) in the
already registered case at Talwandi Sabo
police station.

Talwandi Sabo police station ASI Des Raj,
in his complaint, stated that during initial
investigations, it was found that Ziweya
Leeroy had an altercation with security
guard Dilpreet Singh on Aug 12. Owing to
it, Dilpreet, along with Lovepreet, Mangu,
and Manpreet Singh, attacked Leeroy
when he went out of the university on Aug
13.

Leeroy, with serious head injuries, was
admitted to AlIMS Bathinda, and a case
under Sections 109 (attempt to murder),
126 (2) wrongful restraint, 115 (2)
voluntarily causing hurt, 190 (unlawful
assembly), and 191 (3) BNS rioting
committed with a deadly weapon was
registered against security guard Dilpreet
Singh, Lovepreet Singh, Mangu Singh,
Manpreet Singh, and others.

Bathinda SSP Amneet Kondal said, “Seven
persons have been arrested, and efforts
are being made to arrest two more
persons, who are suspected to be
associated with the attack. The section
pertaining to murder has been added to
the already registered case. Further
investigations are being made!”