Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Abhijit Mahato


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The result was   delete. King of &hearts;   &diams;   &clubs;  &spades; 03:32, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

Abhijit Mahato

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clearly fails WP:VICTIM. there is no longstanding notability of this crime. people get murdered all the time and we don't create articles for each case. seems a run of the mill murder "and he had died from a single gunshot wound. Durham police considered Mahato's slaying a random crime – with robbery being the motive" LibStar (talk) 02:36, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
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So he is murdered, but it's not notable, yet the article that links to it, of a white girl murdered, and a suspect is the murderer of this man, is notable? I'll give that terrible things and murder happen all the time, but it's hard not to look at that and immediately conclude "tragic white girl murder? NOTABLE. tragic indian foreign exchange student murder? Come on, this shit happens all the time."
 * Delete Harsh, but LibStar is absolutely right - fails WP:VICTIM completely. Yunshui (talk) 08:07, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Delete. Sad but not notable murder - fails WP:VICTIM. - DonCalo (talk) 17:03, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
 * please read WP:VICTIM. LibStar (talk) 01:52, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Actually, Murder of Eve Carson also seems to fail the notability criteria at first glance. I will read it through, double-check policy, and open an AfD discussion on it if appropriate. Yunshui (talk) 07:17, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Turns out there have already been three AfDs on Eve Carson, see Articles for deletion/Murder of Eve Carson (snow keep), Articles for deletion/Eve Carson (no consensus, default keep) and Articles for deletion/Eve Carson (2nd nomination) (speedy close per first nom). Personally I don't think she warrants inclusion under WP:VICTIM, but consensus seems to think otherwise. I have therefore not opened a new AfD. Yunshui (talk) 07:26, 22 September 2011 (UTC)

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 * Should not be deleted Pritam: The murder of Abhijit Mahato shouldn't be seen as just another case. He represents a section of student community from India who come to US for higher studies. He was a brilliant student and scholar, who got a chance to study at Duke university solely based on his merits. His case also shows the ignorance of US police and Indian embassy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pritam.osu (talk • contribs) 14:17, 22 September 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep sspadhee: Abhijit is not just another random guy. He was the best brain in his batch. Being a 10/10 is not easy in an IIT. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sspadhee (talk • contribs) 04:33, 23 September 2011 (UTC)
 * you haven't addressed how notability is met. LibStar (talk) 06:03, 25 September 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete. It appears that this murder was for gain and nothing exceptional to warrant an article for the victim. Fails WP:VICTIM. Salih  ( talk ) 05:11, 25 September 2011 (UTC)
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