Phagwara:
A student of a private college was allegedly beaten to death during a football match by three foreign students of the same varsity at the Chaheru village in the outskirts of the city, police said today. All three students have been arrested.
Johny (20), a native of Mizoram, was allegedly beaten up by three members of the rival team after he scored a goal against them on Tuesday night, the police said.
Johny fainted and was rushed to a local private hospital where he was declared dead.
While one team belonged to the students of Mizoram studying in Lovely Professional University (LPU), the other comprised students from African countries, also studying in the same varsity, the police said.
"A case under section 302 and 34 IPC was registered against Hashim Idrish, Ahmed Althani, both belonging to the Republic of Sudan and Syed Faizal of United Republic of Tanzania," Phagwara Superintendent of Police Kamaljeet Singh Dhillon said on Wednesday.
The three accused were arrested by the police on Thursday. They were absconding after the incident.
After the incident, students of the college took to the street and protested the death.