Bengaluru News: A 21-year-old college student died after an attack by local residents while he was on a trip with friends at a farmhouse on the outskirts of the city. The victim, identified as Puneeth, was a BCom student at Vidyavardhaka College in Basaveshwara Nagar.

The incident occurred on October 26, when Puneeth and seven classmates, including two girls, visited the ASP Layout Farmhouse in Chikkenahalli village for an outing. According to police reports, while the male students were preparing dinner, the girls were at the swimming pool.

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According to a report by the Indian Express, three local men, identified as Chandru, Nagesh and Murali, entered the farmhouse and began filming the women. They confronted the group, questioning who had given them permission to stay at the farmhouse, before attacking Puneeth and his friend Likith with wooden logs. As a result of the assault, Puneeth suffered severe head injuries.

After the attack, Puneeth was taken to the Ramanagara district government hospital and later referred to a facility in Kengeri. Tragically, he succumbed to his injuries on October 31.

The Ramanagara rural police have registered a murder case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and have arrested the accused.

In separate news, Bengaluru hospitals have reported nearly 150 injuries related to firecrackers during the Deepavali celebrations, with many cases involving children.

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At the government-operated Minto Hospital, 50 firecracker-related injuries were recorded between October 28 and November 3, including 17 adults and 33 children, with four patients requiring surgical intervention.

Narayana Nethralaya reported treating 76 eye injuries linked to firecrackers during the Diwali festivities. Among those injured, 14 were children under the age of 10, and 21 were between 10 and 18 years old. Four patients needed surgery for injuries ranging from corneal abrasions to more severe issues like corneal tears, epithelial defects, and lens dislocation.