Their academic record was good

According to the records available,Sudhindra had scored overall 67.50 per cent in second semester and 63 per cent in third semester.

In the second semester, he had scored highest of 82 marks in business management, followed by 78 marks in Kannada language.. His attendance was recorded at 86 per cent in third and 81 in fourth semester.

Similar was the scoring of Vighnesh. He had to be content with overall percentage of 65.83 in second and 62 in third semester. Incidentally, he too had scored highest of 82 marks in Business Management in the second semester.

The following semester, his highest was 76 in Computer Applications. Attendance in third semester was registered at 83 per cent and fourth semester- 79 per cent.

Arrears

Of the four students in question who too missed the exams on June 8- two were in fifth semester. They were yet to clear the paper of fourth semester and hence they were to reappear for a paper on human resource on the day. The remaining two were fourth semester students and classmates of the duo who lost their lives.