A serious security fear unfolded at Panjab University on Tuesday evening when four armed youths allegedly opened fireplace at a pupil chief, Jashanpreet Singh Jawanda, advance the division of botany. He escaped unharmed. It comes regardless of the heightened security arrangements on the campus due to the the continued “Jhankaar” festival. Now, the college authorities possess cancelled the important person evening scheduled for Wednesday which became as soon as to characteristic singer Satinder Sartaaj and became as soon as liable to be attended by Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini.
Police acknowledged the attackers arrived on a stolen Activa scooter and opened fireplace focusing on Jawanda, who is expounded to the Student Organisation of Panjab University (SOPU). As Jawanda ran to avoid wasting himself, two of the accused chased him and fired one more round. He escaped unharmed. Two diversified accomplices were ready nearby on a scooter, with whom the accused fled.
While escaping, the accused reached a slow pause advance Shri Radha Krishna Temple in Sector 14 where they abandoned the scooter. They then entered the temple premises where they allegedly threatened the priest at gunpoint when he tried to total them. The accused later fled on foot in the direction of Sector 25. Shut to Chitkara College, they reportedly snatched a Bullet bike from a couple whereas brandishing their pistol. The victims alerted the police preserve watch over room.
Senior superintendent of police Kanwardeep Kaur confirmed that two empty shells were recovered from the scene. “Preliminary investigation suggests the photographs were fired to threaten an particular person. No complainant has come forward to this level. We are scanning the CCTV photographs from the campus,” she acknowledged.
Preliminary investigation suggests inner most opponents or pupil politics, but officers acknowledged no conclusion has been drawn yet.
Hours after the firing, a social media post purportedly by the Bambiha gang claimed accountability for the assault. The post alleged that Jashan Singh Jawanda became as soon as focused by folks identified as Shaganpreet and Doni Bal. It warned that someone associating with the “Lawrence-linked SOPU” would face similar consequences.
Jawanda had earlier contested the Panjab University Campus College students Council (PUCSC) elections for the post of traditional secretary. Significantly, for the length of the 2024 PUCSC elections, Ravi Rajgarh, an alleged partner of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, had publicly looked on the campus and launched Jawanda as a candidate, raising concerns over the have an effect on of criminal aspects in pupil politics. Police acknowledged all angles, including previous rivalries, are being probed.
Meanwhile, further police personnel were deployed on campus to retain legislation and notify. A case beneath the Arms Act has been registered against unknown folks on the observation of police.
Haryana minister Vipul Goel, who became as soon as scheduled to abet the important person evening tournament because the executive guest, didn’t flip up.
Cultural fest went on unhindered
Even after the firing incident, the important person evening persisted. Vice chancellor Renu Vig acknowledged the tournament became as soon as allowed to go on to preserve up away from awe and further chaos amongst the huge sequence of students fresh there.
Varsity for unique tips
Vice chancellor Renu Vig acknowledged the incident triggered the college to rethink the unique gadget for pupil festivals. “For the rationale that fresh gadget doesn’t appear to be working, no tournament of such scale will steal set on the campus except the DSW and the pupil council come at a consensus on a brand unique set of tips” she acknowledged.
When asked how did the scooter enter the premises, Vig acknowledged the stickers are meant handiest for four-wheelers for regulating automobiles from exterior, making it complex to track two-wheelers coming into the campus.
Prof YP Verma, Registrar, acknowledged, “We now possess taken a to find show cowl of the incident. Cops are investigating the topic. We are assured the assailants will most certainly be nabbed soon.”
SOPs launched after 2025 execute
On March 28, 2025, Aditya Thakur, a 2nd-year pupil of computer science engineering, died after he became as soon as stabbed at the concert by Haryanvi singer Masoom Sharma at PU South Campus. He became as soon as stabbed on his thigh by outsiders who had scaled the wall to establish entry. The stabbing stemmed from a scuffle that broke out after a personnel of students objected to an outsider blockading their look for the length of the concert.
The police had filed a chargesheet on July 2 final year against Sahil, Raghav, Lovish, Uday, Ritik, Prem and Harsh. The suspects were from Manimajra and outmoded between 19 and 20. Raghav, Lovish, Ritik, Harsh and Prem Bhanu bought bail whereas Uday Tushar, Sahil and Deepak are in judicial custody, lodged in Burail penal advanced.
5 prosecution witnesses were examined on February 21. The following listening to is on March 24.
After the execute, the college had launched a sequence of long-established-operating procedures for events organised during the Dean College students Welfare (DSW) set of work. The SOPs empowered the VC, DUI and DSW to kill any programme if the pain became as soon as no longer conducive.
