The Bengaluru police have booked three college students for allegedly harassing their classmate at Reva College who lately died by suicide. Terming the incident a ragging-related dying, the All India Democratic College students’ Organisation (AIDSO) has sought an neutral investigation and motion in opposition to the school administration.
The deceased, Arun C, 22, was a local of Hassan district and a pupil of architectural engineering. Although he died round 1 pm on July 11, the web harassment got here to mild after Arun’s dad and mom filed a criticism with the Madanayakanahalli police on July 21.
The police have booked Chiranth, Vikas Gowda, and Ameen, all of their early 20s, underneath part 108 (abetment of suicide) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and are probing additional.
The son of day by day wage labourers, Arun was a vivid pupil and had simply accomplished his eighth semester examination. A resident of Academics’ Colony in Dasanapura, Bengaluru North, he was additionally recognized for doing on-the-spot drawings. As per the criticism, he was harassed and humiliated in a category WhatsApp group.
After his dying, a case of unnatural dying was registered. The case took a flip when Arun’s dad and mom found a video that he had recorded and posted on the category WhatsApp group earlier than his dying. Within the video, Arun expressed his ache and claimed that he was all the time disrespected by his friends.
In keeping with the First Data Report (FIR), the accused recurrently posted messages about Arun within the group, humiliating him. Two of the deceased’s associates reportedly confirmed this to his dad and mom, revealing that the harassment had continued during the last yr.
In a press release, AIDSO known as for motion in opposition to the school administration for failing to stop ragging. “We demand a right away and neutral investigation into this incident, strict motion in opposition to these accountable, and accountability from the school administration. We additionally urge the federal government to strictly implement anti-ragging measures throughout all campuses and set up mechanisms for college kids to securely report such abuses,” it mentioned in a press release.