Zimbabwean Student in India Battles for Life After Brutal Attack

ZimNow International Desk

A 22-year-old Zimbabwean student is in critical condition after being violently attacked in India’s Punjab state on Wednesday.

Leeroy Ziweya, who enrolled at Guru Kashi University in Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda, in 2023 to study for a BSc in Radiology and Imaging Technology, was rushed to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Bathinda with serious head injuries.

Doctors are conducting MRI scans to assess the extent of the damage.

Bathinda Senior Superintendent of Police Amneet Kondal confirmed that a suspect has been detained and that police are investigating the incident.

“We are in the process of registering an FIR under attempt to murder charges,” SSP Kondal said, adding that police were alerted to the attack at around 4 p.m. on Wednesday.

According to the Times of India, Leeroy had reportedly been involved in an altercation with a university guard on Tuesday, but it remains unclear if the guard is connected to the assault.