WANA (Feb 16) – Contrary to the news published yesterday regarding the arrest of the murderers of the University of Tehran student, officials announced today that the perpetrators have not yet been apprehended.

 

Following the murder of this student, protests erupted across universities. Students demanded accountability from the Iranian police, blaming negligence and inefficiency in carrying out their duties as the main cause of such incidents.

 

Amir Mohammad Khaleghi, a student of the Bachelor of Business Administration program at the University of Tehran, was attacked by thieves with a knife in a neighbourhood near the Tehran University dormitory on Wednesday night and died from his injuries despite being taken to the hospital.

Iranian police are seen at the scene of the death of Amir Mohammad Khaleghi, an Iranian student who was killed during a robbery in Tehran, Iran, February 16, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)

On Wednesday night, officers from the 125th police station in Yousefabad reported the suspicious death of a young boy on the emergency ward bed to the 110 police emergency centre. The crime scene investigation team found the body of a 19-year-old boy who had been murdered.

 

After this incident, the Chief of Police of the country issued orders to the Faraj Intelligence Police and the Greater Tehran Police, and further measures to uncover the crime began. Up to this moment, measures are being taken around the clock and evidence and documents are being collected.

 

A lot of fosses began after the incident, and students and people demanded a more severe follow-up. A student told WANA reporters that there should have been measures taken to prevent such an incident and added: “ Well, the fact that the police force could have regular patrols and also a better (more serious) confrontation with robbers because I have seen cases in which the robbery was reported, but there have been no follow-ups by the police force regarding the lack of security.”

Student’s Death: Police Negligence & Opposition Exploitation

WANA (Feb 15) – Tehran’s prosecutor announced today that suspects related to the murder case of a University of Tehran student have been arrested.   A University of Tehran student, Amir Mohammad Khaleghi, was reportedly attacked by two robbers at 8:20 PM on the evening of February 12 on a street leading to the university. […]

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Another university student expressed their frustration in this regard: “He ( the student who was murdered) was only one example of it; thousands like this are happening throughout the city and the country, and the Judicial misconduct is that they release them( robbers) easily and they’re not (the judicial system) very rough towards thieves in this cases, the law definitely must change so that incidents like this can happen less.”

 

Due to this, individuals are currently anticipating measures to hold the responsible parties accountable and to implement actions that will prevent similar incidents. However, as seen in the report since that day, security guards have been stationed at the entrances of the university.

An Iranian newspaper with a cover photo of Amir Mohammad Khaleghi, an Iranian student who was killed during a robbery, is seen in Tehran, Iran, February 16, 2025. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency)