Patiala, May 22 -- The murder of a 24-year-old final-year MBBS student at Government Medical College, Patiala, has been described by police as premeditated and linked to financial disputes involving Futures & Options (F&O) trading and online gaming losses.

F&O are derivative contracts in which parties agree to buy or sell an underlying asset at a predetermined price on a future date. Such instruments are often used for hedging but carry significant risk, particularly for inexperienced traders.

The victim, Kamaldeep Kumar Mittal, was allegedly killed by his childhood friend Mohit Verma, on Monday. He has been arrested and booked under Sections 103 (murder) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

Patiala senior superintendent of p...