Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Bengaluru BCom Student Stabbed to Death Near College
Yogesh Papanna was a 19-year-old college student in Bengaluru.
He was studying in the first year of a BCom course.
A friend called him outside his class near the college.
Two groups of students then began fighting over an issue that has not been explained.
During the fight, someone allegedly stabbed Yogesh with a knife or sharp weapon.
His friends took him to a nearby hospital.
He died while doctors were treating him.
Police are investigating, and reports differ about how many people may have attacked him.
Nineteen-year-old Yogesh Papanna, a first-year BCom student, died after being allegedly stabbed in Bengaluru.
The incident followed a clash between two groups of students near Mahesh PU College in Nagarabhavi on Wednesday afternoon.
Police said Yogesh was called outside class before the altercation began over an unspecified issue.
One attacker allegedly used a knife or other sharp weapon, seriously injuring Yogesh.
Reports differ on the suspected attackers: police cited four to five people and one identified suspect, while another report named classmate Bhuvan and five others.
- Who
- Yogesh Papanna, a 19-year-old first-year BCom student, was killed; police suspect four to five people were involved, while one report named classmate Bhuvan and five others.
- What
- Yogesh was allegedly stabbed during a clash between two groups of students and later died from his injuries.
- When
- Wednesday, September 30; the year is not specified.
- Where
- Near the back side of Mahesh PU College in Nagarabhavi, Bengaluru; Yogesh later died at a nearby hospital.
- Why
- The groups fought over an unspecified issue, and police said the exact motive and circumstances remain under investigation.
Police Account
Additional Reported Account
Number of suspected attackers
Police Account
Police said at least four to five people were suspected of involvement and that one had been identified.
Additional Reported Account
One report said Yogesh's classmate Bhuvan and five others allegedly attacked him, indicating six alleged attackers.
Description of the attack
Police Account
Police described a clash between two student groups in which one person allegedly took out a knife and stabbed Yogesh.
Additional Reported Account
The other report said Bhuvan and five others allegedly attacked Yogesh with a sharp weapon after he was called to the back side of the institute.
- Victim
- Yogesh Papanna, 19
- Education
- First-year BCom student
- College
- Mahesh PU College, Nagarabhavi
- Incident
- Alleged stabbing during a clash between two student groups
- Weapon
- A knife or sharp weapon was allegedly used
- Suspected involvement
- Police cited four to five suspects; another report said a classmate and five others attacked him
- Investigation
- One suspect has been identified, while the motive and circumstances remain under investigation
