A 19-year-old BSc student, Shubham Mishra, is fatally stabbed while he sleeps outside his home in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, police report. The attack occurs around 5 a.m. on Thursday.
Police say Mishra is alone at the time of the killing because his family is away in Lucknow for his father’s kidney treatment. Investigators are examining the scene with the help of a forensic team. The reports state that the assailant is not identified and the motive is not established, with police describing the circumstances as under investigation.
Both outlets agree on the basic facts: the victim’s age and student status, the time and location of the attack, and that the parents were away for medical treatment when Mishra was attacked. Differences between the accounts are limited to the level of detail, including how the timing and investigative steps are described.