Articles tagged under: MICA

NIRF Rankings 2025: IITGN, IIMA, GNLU, GU, PDEU among top institutes from Gujarat

September 04, 2025
NIRF Rankings 2025: IITGN, IIMA, GNLU, GU, PDEU among top institutes from Gujarat

Ahmedabad: The Union government today released the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) rankings of the country’s top colleges this year, and several Gujarat institutions such as IIT Gandhinagar, IIM Ahmedabad, Gujarat University, PDEU, and SVNIT have shined in these rankings. In the overall category, the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN) became the only institute from the state to secure the 39th rank with a score of 57.01. Additionally, IITGN has also secured the...Read More

MICA student stabbing accused cop sent to 10-day remand until Nov 25

November 15, 2024
MICA student stabbing accused cop sent to 10-day remand until Nov 25

Ahmedabad: Police constable Virendrasinh Padheria, who was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly stabbing MICA student Priyanshu Jain to death in a road rage incident, has been remanded to 10 days of police custody after being presented in court today. The public prosecutor, on behalf of the police, had requested a 14-day remand. However, the Ahmedabad rural court approved a 10-day remand, extending until November 25. The prosecutor argued in court that custody and interrogation of the accused ...Read More

DGP Vikas Sahay calls father of MICA student killed by cop in Bopal road rage incident

November 14, 2024
DGP Vikas Sahay calls father of MICA student killed by cop in Bopal road rage incident

Ahmedabad: The state police chief, Vikas Sahay, today had a telephone conversation with Pankajbhai Jain, the father of the deceased MICA student who was killed in a road rage incident, and expressed his condolences over the murder. During the call, DGP Vikas Sahay assured the father of the deceased youth that, although the accused is a police officer, he is still a criminal and will be treated as such by the Gujarat Police. Strict action will be taken against the accused officer, and the enti...Read More

Police constable nabbed for stabbing of MICA student in road rage incident

November 13, 2024
Police constable nabbed for stabbing of MICA student in road rage incident

Ahmedabad: A 23-year-old second-year MBA student from MICA, Priyanshu Jain, died on November 11 from stab wounds following an alleged road rage altercation in the Bopal area of the city. Today, the Ahmedabad Crime Branch apprehended the accused, who allegedly stabbed Priyanshu. The accused assailant, Virendrasinh Padheriya, has been identified as a police constable posted at Sarkhej Police Station. After the stabbing, he fled to Punjab but was later detained by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch. It ...Read More

MICA student killing: Police release suspect’s sketch, institute postpones MICANVAS festival

November 13, 2024
MICA student killing: Police release suspect’s sketch, institute postpones MICANVAS festival

Ahmedabad: Two days after the killing of MICA student Priyanshu Jain, the Ahmedabad Rural Police released a sketch of a suspect on Tuesday. Jain was allegedly stabbed to death in a road rage incident in the Bopal area on Sunday night. Jain, a second-year MBA student at MICA, was fatally stabbed by an unknown assailant shortly after being fitted for a suit in preparation for upcoming job interviews. The police, who shared the suspect’s sketch on Tuesday afternoon, assured confidentiality to ...Read More

MICA student dies in road rage stabbing incident in Bopal

November 12, 2024
MICA student dies in road rage stabbing incident in Bopal

Ahmedabad: A 23-year-old second-year MBA student from MICA, Priyanshu Jain, died from stab wounds following an alleged altercation in a road rage incident in the Bopal area of the city. Prior to the incident, Jain, who hailed from Meerut in Uttar Pradesh, had visited a tailor with his friend to get measurements for a suit in anticipation of upcoming job interviews. In the FIR filed at the Bopal police station, Jain’s batchmate Prithviraj Parakshitdas Mahapatra stated that he and Priyanshu h...Read More