In tragic news, 4 students of Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL) in Patiala were killed a road accident near the university at around 2 AM this Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Ishan Sood, Reet Kaur Virk, Rishabh Sehgal and Kushagra Yadav; all studying law at RGNUL. Ishan is the nephew of BJP leader and Chandigarh ex-mayor Arun Sood while Reet was the daughter of Major RS Virk (Retd.), Chandigarh.
According to reports, the deceased were returning from a dinner party when the accident occurred at around 2 AM. Their speeding Ford Endeavour collided with an ISUZU pickup tree and then careened into a roadside tree. The accident occurred around 50 m from the University on the Patiala-Bhadson road.
There were 2 more students travelling in the ISUZU pickup which overturned after the accident. However, they managed to escape death while suffering minor injuries.
As per the university officials, the final exams of the students had concluded on Friday. Four of the six students involved in the accident were final year students, while two were third year students. As per the health minister Dr. Balbir Singh, the students were under the influence at the time of the accident. The bodies of the deceased have been returned to the parents, who refused an inquiry and post-mortem.