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2-Year Medical Student Stabbed To Death In Patiala Paying Guest Accommodation; Police Launch Probe
24htopnews | May 19, 2026 11:08 PM CST

Patiala police are investigating the murder of second-year medical student Kamal Mittal from Mansa, who was found stabbed to death inside his paying guest accommodation in New Lal Bagh. He was attacked 3–4 times in the neck. CCTV footage shows a suspect fleeing with bloodstained clothes. A case has been registered and multiple PG residents are being questioned as probe continues.

Patiala: A second-year medical student was allegedly stabbed to death by an unidentified assailant inside his paying guest accommodation in the New Lal Bagh area here on Monday, police said.

The deceased has been identified as Kamal Mittal, a resident of Bareta in Mansa district, who was pursuing his studies at the Government Medical College, Patiala.

According to the police, the matter came to light late in the evening when the victim's acquaintances visited the PG after he failed to respond to multiple phone calls throughout the day. Upon entering the room, they found Mittal's blood-soaked body.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the victim was stabbed three to four times in the neck, leading to his death on the spot.


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