Patiala, May 20 -- Police on Tuesday booked a close friend for killing a final-year MBBS student of Government Medical College (GMC), Patiala.

"Mohit Verma, a childhood friend of the deceased Kamaldeep Kumar Mittal, has been booked under Section 103 (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. He is on the run," said Patiala superintendent of police (SP) Palwinder Singh Cheema.

Kamaldeep, 24, was found dead with multiple stab wounds at his at his paying guest accommodation in the New Lal Bagh area of the city on Monday. "Mohit was reportedly the last person seen with Kamaldeep before his death. The probe revealed that the accused stayed with the victim on Sunday night and left the accommodation the next morning at 7:15 am carrying a bag. Th...