2 killed, 1 injured in clash between student groups in Haryana's Rewari

The incident took place in Gokalpur village, where the three men were allegedly chased by a group.

Updated on: Aug 21, 2026, 18:03:52 IST

By Debashish Karmakar, Gurugram

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Two persons were killed and another injured after they were allegedly attacked with rods and sticks following a clash between two groups of students and their friends over a petty dispute in Haryana’s Rewari on Friday evening, police said.

The incident took place in Gokalpur village, where the three men were allegedly chased by a group after the clash at the Indira Gandhi University (IGU) gate, police said.

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Who were the deceased?

Police identified the deceased as Jatin (22) from Mandya village and Himesh (20) from Niganiyawas. Jatin worked at a company in Rewari, while Himesh was a student at Kishan Lal College. The injured person, identified as Yashpal (21) from Budhana village, is undergoing treatment at a hospital.

A senior police officer said the trio was riding a motorcycle when the suspects followed and rammed them with their speeding car in Gokalpur.

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“They lost balance and fell on the road after which suspects assaulted them with sticks, rods and sharp-edged weapons before fleeing the spot,” he said, adding Jatin and Himesh died at the spot.

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Why the dispute?

Witnesses said that a dispute between the two groups had started at the university gate.

“Several men soon arrived on motorcycles with tape covering their registration plates to support their sides which included the two deceased and their injured friend too. Both sides were carrying sticks and sharp-edged weapons,” the officer said.

Police said they were trying to trace the suspects and arrest them as soon as possible, and a murder case was in the process of being registered at the Sadar police station.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Debashish Karmakar
Debashish Karmakar is a principal correspondent with the Hindustan Times, Gurugram bureau. He has a vast journalistic experience of almost 14 years of covering crime, court, power, transport, administration, weather and other beats while working across various organisations. He has been covering Gurugram, Faridabad, Nuh, Palwal and other districts of southern Haryana for more than four and a half years. He has produced several breaking and exclusive stories while reporting from the ground where he maintains a strong presence on a daily basis. He writes news articles which are hard-hitting and accurate. With his strong bureaucratic sources, he frequently writes stories to expose the failure of the system forcing authorities to take necessary course-corrective steps. Besides crime, important convictions and court orders, he also writes on human-angle stories, on power issues and challenges faced by the residents on a daily basis in Gurugram and neighbouring areas. In the past, he worked for media houses like The Times of India, where he extensively reported on important government matters and daily proceedings at the Patna High Court. He has also worked in the electronic media and had done ground coverage on the Kedarnath deluge that wrecked Uttarakhand in 2013.Read More

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