A woman could be behind the scuffle
(AP) -- A 33-year-old Georgia Tech alum who attacked a research fellow with a samurai sword on campus last week previously
scuffled with the victim about a woman.
Five months ago at a dance on campus, Kshitij Shrotri, the alleged attacker, became incensed when he saw a woman he liked
dancing alongside Samer Tawfik. According to a Georgia Tech police report, Shrotri yelled in an undetermined foreign language and then pushed Tawfik several times. Police say the unidentified woman considered filing a protection order against Shrotri, but decided that would only aggravate him. That report last September notes that Shrotri, who earned a
Ph.D. from Tech in 2008, had moved to Delaware.
Tawfik, underwent surgery at Grady Memorial Hospital following the attack.
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