LUCKNOW, May 28 -- A 22-year-old pharmacy student was chased and fatally stabbed by two bike-borne assailants near a deserted stretch in Jaunpur district early Wednesday morning while on his way to appear for an exam. Police suspect the murder was linked to a love affair with a neighbouring girl, and her father, now arrested, was earlier absconding along with his family following the incident.

The deceased, Anuj Yadav, a second-year diploma in pharmacy (D Pharma) student at Prasad Institute of Technology, located approximately 35 kilometres from his village, had left Jalalpur around 5:45 am to appear for an exam. At around 6.30 am, the assailants intercepted him after allegedly tailing him for more than 10 kilometres, additional superint...