Ex-Ga. Tech student held in sword attack

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A 33-year-old man who received a PhD from Georgia
Tech was being held in the Fulton County Jail on charges he
attacked a research fellow with a samurai sword on campus.

Fulton County sheriff's office spokeswoman Tracy Flanagan says
Kshitij Shrotri was due in court Friday on aggravated assault
charges. Campus officials said the victim, whom they did not
identify, underwent surgery at Grady Memorial Hospital.

School officials say a campus police officer who tried to arrest
Shrotri on Thursday was injured, but was expected to return to work
soon.

Georgia Tech officials say Shrotri received his PhD in aerospace
engineering in 2008 and worked for the University of Delaware's
Center for Composite Materials.

University of Delaware officials say Shrotri went on paid leave
in November.