Jadavpur University ragging, death case: Nine students, ex-students held
Jadavpur University and three former students in a case of ragging and death of a student. Two students and a former student were arrested earlier. All 9 have been remanded to police custody till August 28.
«Nine persons have been arrested by the police. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is keeping an eye on the issue. We met the parents of the student,» education minister Bratya Basu said in Kolkata on Wednesday.
The first-year Bengali Honours student allegedly fell from the second-floor balcony of the university's main hostel on August 9 after he was allegedly ragged. He died in hospital the next day. The education minister was part of a five-member Trinamool delegation which visited Nadia district on Wednesday.
The others included ministers Chandrima Bhattacharya and Sashi Panja, MP Kakoli Ghoshdostidar and Trinamool youth wing leader Sayoni Ghosh. «The issue is a matter of concern for Mamata Banerjee. The family is devastated after the boy's death.
There is complete misrule in Jadavpur University. We have assured the victim's family support and extended our empathy in the time of crisis,» Basu said. The Dean of the Students and the Registrar of the Jadavpur University were called to the police headquarters at Lalbazar on Wednesday.
The dean could not reach the police headquarters as he was gheraoed by students. «We will continue to gherao until the dean resigns,» a student said. Chancellor of the university, governor CV Ananda Bose, called an emergency meeting of university officials in the absence of the vice-chancellor.
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