The 17-year-old undergraduate scholar has died, allegedly resulting from ragging and sexual harassment
Kolkata:
The deceased first-year scholar of Jadavpur College was paraded bare within the hall of the principle hostel’s second flooring, minutes earlier than he fell off from there resulting in his loss of life, Kolkata Police’s preliminary probe has revealed.
Investigators have additionally discovered that the teenager was “sexually molested” and the arrested 12 individuals, together with current and former college students of the varsity, “had performed lively roles” in the complete episode resulting in the Nadia teen’s loss of life, a senior police officer stated on Tuesday. In accordance with police, just one among the many 13 arrested didn’t play an lively function.
“The teenager was undoubtedly ragged and sexually molested. He was paraded bare within the hall after he was pressured to undress in room No. 70. We’ve got proof. These 12 arrested have performed some function in the entire episode,” the officer advised PTI.
Kolkata Police investigators have gotten maintain of a WhatsApp group created by one of many arrested accused, the officer stated, including that the “group was created to misdirect cops.” “Probe additionally revealed that the arrested accused had deliberate to misdirect police in order that the ragging half might be hid,” he stated, including {that a} native court docket on Tuesday allowed their prayer so as to add Part four of WB Prohibition of Ragging in Instructional Establishments Act 2000.
On Tuesday, police questioned the cook dinner of the hostel to seek out out extra in regards to the August 9 incident, he stated.
Two different college students of the varsity have been summoned to seem earlier than the investigators for questioning in reference to their probe.
On August 9 night time, the teenager died after allegedly falling from a second-floor balcony of the principle boys’ hostel close to the campus.
His household alleged he was a sufferer of ragging and sexual molestation.
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