BATHINDA, Aug. 22 -- The 22-year-old Zimbabwean student, Ziweya Leeroy, who was attacked by the Guru Kashi University's security guard Dilpreet Singh and others on August 13, died on Thursday during treatment for the critical head injuries.

Police have already arrested seven persons involved in the crime, while two are on the run.

Leeroy was pursuing a BSc in radiology and imaging technology (RIT) at the Guru Kashi University, a private institute in Bathinda's Talwandi Sabo. He had joined the university in 2023.

Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Amneet Kondal said on Thursday that Leeroy breathed his last at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bathinda, at around noon today.

Kondal said that the deceased's family ...