A horrifying act of violence has sent shockwaves through Kanpur, as 22-year-old LLB student Abhijeet Singh Chandel was brutally attacked with a cleaver, leaving him fighting for his life. The savage assault left deep head wounds, severed fingers, and exposed intestines.

Abhijeet, a first-year LLB student at Kanpur University, went to a medical store around 9 pm on Saturday to purchase medicines. What should have been a routine errand turned into a nightmarish ordeal when a heated argument broke out with the shop owner, Amar Singh, allegedly over payment.

The situation spiralled out of control as Amar’s brother Vijay Singh and their associates, Prince Raj Srivastava and Nikhil, joined the confrontation.

Witnesses say the attackers repeatedly struck Abhijeet with a cleaver, splitting open

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