A town mourns a son: Meerut rallies for justice for MBA student stabbed in Gujarat
Published On : 2024-11-16T12:57:01+0530 [ IST ] |
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Priyanshu Jain a 23-year-old MBA student at MICA had been fatally stabbed by a Gujarat police constable in Ahmedabad.
The contours of Priyanshu’s life—cut short in a moment of senseless violence—were etched in quiet conversations at the vigil. A second-year student at his dream institute MICA Priyanshu had been selected for IIM Sirmourbut followed his heart to the Ahmedabad campus.
Priyanshu’s passions were as vibrant as his ambitions. At school he captained the football team carrying the same fervour off the pitch into his support for Barcelona. Lionel Messi was his hero and rising star Lamine Yamal captured his imagination.
The tragedy struck on a night cloaked in the mundane. Priyanshu had gone to a tailor to prepare for upcoming placement interviews. On his way home he stopped by a bakery a small indulgence that would mark his last moments.
Grief in Meerut is not quiet; it rumbles through streets and reverberates in voices both tender and thunderous. “How can someone entrusted with protecting others commit such an act?
The grief-stricken have taken to digital avenues as well. The #JusticeForPriyanshuJain campaign is gaining momentum online fuelled by students and youth mobilising for a cause that feels personal.
In the quiet corners of the Jain household the pain cuts deeper. Priyanshu’s mother Reenu Jain cannot look away from the garlanded photograph of her son.
For his childhood friend Sanskaar Jain the loss is both profound and surreal. “For 13 years I called him whenever something happened in my life. Now I have lost a part of myself,” he said.
But justice feels precariously out of reach. The accused constable reportedly had a prior criminal incident on record yet had been reinstated.
Meerut, cloaked in Diwali lights until last week, now flickers with the flames of vigils. As the streets fill with voices demanding accountability the town refuses to let Priyanshu’s story fade into another statistic. The candles, they say, are not just for mourning
Source : Reporters From Sunrise Chronicles
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Priyanshu Jain a 23-year-old MBA student at MICA had been fatally stabbed by a Gujarat police constable in Ahmedabad.
The contours of Priyanshu’s life—cut short in a moment of senseless viole
