Patiala, May 19 -- A final-year MBBS student of the Patiala government medical college was found dead with multiple stab injuries at his paying guest accommodation in the New Lal Bagh area of the city on Monday, police said.

The deceased has been identified as Kamaldeep, 24, a resident of Mansa district.

"The victim sustained multiple stab injuries on the neck and face, indicating a brutal attack. The body has been shifted to the Government Rajindra Hospital mortuary for autopsy," said Civil Lines Police Station in-charge Amandeep Singh Brar. "We have registered a case and multiple angles are being probed," he added.

The gruesome murder has sent shockwaves among medical students and faculty members of the institution.

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