honest quiet good behavior
This is how those who know Arjun Tanwar, a 20-year-old Delhi University student and aspiring boxer, describe it. On Wednesday, Tanwar was arrested for murdering his parents and sister at the family home in south Delhi’s Deoli village.
He planned the crime on his parents’ 25th wedding anniversary because he was angry with them for favoring his sister and not supporting her boxing dream, Delhi Police claimed after questioning Arjun.
However, Manoj Kalosia, Arjun’s trainer at Saket’s Bijasan Boxing Academy, said, ‘The family does not seem to be against his boxing.
Kalosiya, who had been trained by Arjun for about eight months, was shocked as the college did not have a boxing ring. “After Arjun lost in the state competition, his father brought him here and asked me to train him as he saw the potential in Arjun to become a great boxer. His family never seemed to discourage him,” he said.
However, he said that Arjun has not come to practice for the past two months. “We didn’t follow up as we assumed he might have some personal commitments or he might be busy with college,” he added.
At DU’s Motilal Nehru College (Evening), where Arjun was a BA second year Political Science student, admitted under sports quota, his academic performance was poor. College records revealed that he failed his first semester, did not attempt the exam in the second semester and filled the exam form for the third semester. The Indian Express has learned
According to records, he scored 59% marks in class 12 from Army Public School in Dhaula Kuan.
“The student’s college records show that he is not performing academically… He was going through something from last year… We don’t know,” said in-charge principal Vichitra.
Arjun’s focus on boxing also brought him accolades. Amit Tomar, his sports coach in college, said he was “well behaved and respectful”.
“Usually, when students are admitted under the sports quota, they do not attend college regularly because they are busy practicing and representing the institute in sports. So we did not see him attending class or interacting with other students,” he said.
“Arjun recently competed in the men’s 92 kg category and won a silver medal at the Delhi Olympic Games,” the coach said.
“The last time I spoke to him was in November when I signed his eligibility proforma to participate in the inter-college boxing trials. He also sent me a message, sharing that he had participated in the trial and was awaiting the results,” Tomar added.
Arjun, who won a silver medal in the game, was also awarded Rs 9,000 by the college. “It is surprising for us that a good student like him has committed a serious crime,” said Principal Vichira. “We are unaware of the psychological pressure he faces at home. All we can say is that we had no record of his disciplinary complaint. “