PRAYAGRAJ, Sept. 13 -- Two students have been arrested for stabbing to death a class XII student on Wednesday morning at Indira Gandhi Smarak Inter College located at Kulmai Lala Ka Pura in Karchana area of Prayagraj, said police on Friday.

Initial investigations suggest the murder of Avnish Pandey stemmed from his support for a friend in a dispute linked to a love affair.

Avnish's friend had been harassing the married sister of one of the accused, which had led to a clash between the two groups a few days earlier. Avnish had sided with his friend in that confrontation, they added.

It may be noted that after the lunch break on Wednesday, two classmates of Avnish Pandey stabbed him to death on the roof of Indira Gandhi Smarak Inter Coll...