NSUI Rajasthan President, Candidate Attacked Ahead of Elections

Thw two are Abhimanyu Poonia, NSUI Rajasthan president & Ranveer Singhaniya, candidate for student union president.

Ranveer Singhaniya (left) and Abhimanyu Poonia (right).

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Two members of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI), the student-wing of the Indian National Congress, Rajasthan, were brutally beaten up by unknown assailants on Wednesday, 29 August.

The incident, which took place between 12 am-1 am on the Rajasthan University campus, came two days ahead of the upcoming student union elections which is scheduled for Friday, 31 August.

The two have been identified as Abhimanyu Poonia, the president of the NSUI, Rajasthan and Ranveer Singhaniya, who was contesting elections for President (Students' Union).

Ranveer Singhaniya was contesting elections for President (Students’ Union).(Photo: Ayush Sharma)

The duo have been admitted to the Trauma Centre of the Sawai Man Singh (SMS) Hospital in Jaipur.

Along with Poonia and Singhaniya, a few other students were also beaten by the attackers. However, they suffered milder injuries.

Sources told The Quint that although the University campus had been surrounded by police forces ahead of the upcoming elections, the unidentified assailants had still managed to somehow enter the premises and carry out their attack. They added that the assailants, in all probability, did not belong to the University.

Abhimanyu Poonia, NSUI President (Rajasthan).(Photo: Ayush Sharma)

Abhimanyu is currently out of danger and has been taken out of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Ranveer is still critical, and is still undergoing treatment in the ICU. 

Sources to <b>The Quint</b>

The police have registered a case and investigations are currently underway.

(This is a developing story and will be updated with more details)