Factory worker Prince Kumar, 20, killed after colleague reacts with laughing emoji to his Facebook post about grandfather's death

Summary

Prince Kumar, 20, a factory worker in Rajkot, Gujarat, died on September 22, 2025 from injuries sustained in a fight that began after his colleague Bipin Kumar reacted with a laughing emoji to a Facebook post Prince had made about his deceased grandfather. The emoji reaction sparked a confrontation between the two men outside their workplace, during which Prince was fatally attacked. Police arrested Bipin Kumar and charged him under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. A third man, Brijesh Gond, was also involved and remained at large during the initial investigation.