Noida: A gory crime within the premises of a private university has shocked the country.
A student of Shiv Nadar University, located in UP’s Noida, allegedly killed his female classmate before shooting himself dead at the boys’ hostel.
Both were third-year students of BA Sociology, according to police.
“Around 1.30 pm on Thursday, the administrative officials of Shiv Nadar University alerted the police that a woman student was shot dead by her classmate outside the dining hall on the university campus. The woman student, identified as Sneha Chaurasia, who hailed from Kanpur, was immediately rushed to Yatharth Hospital in Greater Noida where she was declared brought dead,” said SM Khan, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Greater Noida.
CCTV footage of the incident, which has found its way into social media, shows the duo talking to each other before the accused — identified as Anuj Singh — shoots the woman.
The footage is available from the dining hall, which is located between the girls’ and boys’ hostels. Though the hall was locked, it had glass doors.
The students met outside the dining hall and were seen hugging and talking to each other.
The male student wanted to give the woman something, which the latter refused. The man then shot her in the abdomen. She tried to fight the man, who shot her again and she collapsed.
The man then ran towards the boys’ hostel.
Watch the video footage posted on Twitter:
Student shot dead girl student in ShivNadar University #GreaterNoida Anuj, who killed her GF was originally from Amroha and the Girl is from Kanpur. Big Question is How did student get the pistol inside the university campus ? #CCTV footage of the accident. pic.twitter.com/MkhThZH8Jv
— Pranab Jha (@pminu) May 18, 2023
“Our utmost priority is the safety and well-being of our students, employees, and the entire community. We are fully cooperating with the authorities in their investigation,” a Shiv Nadar University spokesperson said.
There was none else around as the university is on a summer break from May 17.
