Chandigarh, April 5 -- The fatal stabbing of 21-year-old Panjab University student Aditya Thakur at a concert on March 28 was a result of a scuffle that broke out after a group of students objected to an outsider blocking their view, police investigation has revealed.

According to police, the altercation began when students from the University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET) confronted Lavish, an outsider who was standing on a chair and obstructing the view of attendees behind him. Lavish, 19, a student of CGC, Landran, who was later arrested, was allegedly pushed by the students, leading to a heated exchange of words.

Following the argument, both groups - one comprising UIET students and the other outsiders - decided to ...