A clash during Satyawati College’s student union election campaign left two students injured and two vehicles damaged, with police investigating reports of firing.
Election campaigning for Satyawati College’s student union took a violent turn on Tuesday, September 15, after a clash between two groups left two students injured and two vehicles damaged in northwest Delhi’s Bharat Nagar.
According to sources, the incident took place near Wazirpur Village after an argument between the two groups escalated into an altercation, which was followed by reports of firing and assault.
The two injured students, identified by police as Ansh (19) and Bhavishya Chaudhary(19), were taken to Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital for treatment.
Police reached the spot following reports of the altercation. At the same time, the Crime Team and Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team were called in to examine the scene where two vehicles were found damaged.
Police have so far described the incident as a “quarrel between college students” and said that further action will depend on the medical examination reports and preliminary inquiry. The circumstances surrounding the reported firing and assault are still being investigated. CCTV footage from the area is also being examined to identify those involved and establish what exactly happened.
This was a Satyawati College student union election, rather than the ongoing DUSU central elections. Both are taking place during the same election season, but the two remain separate electoral processes, with the Satyawati election concerning representation at the college level.
For now, police are investigating the incident, and no conclusion has been reached about who fired. As campaigning continues, the incident adds another layer to the increasingly contentious atmosphere surrounding student elections in the capital. What is clear, however, is that a college election campaign has gone considerably beyond slogans, posters and votes.
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