Mizzima News

New Delhi - A university student in Mandalay's Myingyan Township in central Burma died on the spot during a fight between students and local youth on Wednesday evening.

Two university students who were following a religious festival procession known as Hnitkyiekshitsu (28 Gods), were reportedly involved in a fight with local youth on Wednesday night at around 8:30 p.m.

One of the students was stabbed with an iron rod during the melee. Sources say he died instantly.

"When the body was given over for post mortem at Myingyan Hospital, a doctor said the death resulted from being stabbed by a sharp iron rod," a family member of the deceased student told Mizzima.

In the following days, Myingyan police arrested 18 local youth for suspicion over the death of the student, the family member added.

The deceased student was identified as Mangbuki, originally from the Myo Ma quarter of Kanpalet Township in Chin state. The family member said that burial was scheduled for Friday.