Jadavpur University ragging: Cannabis cultivation on hostel balcony angle being probed by police
1 year, 4 months ago

Jadavpur University ragging: Cannabis cultivation on hostel balcony angle being probed by police

Op India  

The death of 17-year-old Swapnadeep Kundu has shed light on the many illegal activities that have been unfolding on the Jadavpur University campus. The Kolkata police investigating Kundu’s mysterious fall from the second floor of the hostel in JU has reportedly uncovered suspicious images from a mobile phone of one of the students which shows cannabis cultivation on the hostel’s balcony. As per police sources, several mobile phones of students and residents of the hostel were seized to get electronic evidence of ragging. On Wednesday, the Kolkata Police revealed that the 17-year-old student was forced to run naked from one room to another in the hostel building before his death. The police have pieced together the sequence of events that took place at the JU Main Hostel on the evening of August 9 just before the 17-year-old’s tragic fall.

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Alleged ragging incident at Jadavpur University; student hospitalised
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Alleged ragging incident at Jadavpur University; student hospitalised

The Hindu  

An engineering student of the Jadavpur University was harassed by a group of students on suspicion that he stole a laptop, university officials said. On July 24, around 8 p.m., the Jadavpur University’s Medical Superintendent got a distress call from a student at the main hostel, which is situated near the Jadavpur Police Station. Partha Pratim Ray, general secretary of …

Ragging, sexual abuse ‘led to student’s death in Jadavpur University’: probe panel
1 year, 3 months ago

Ragging, sexual abuse ‘led to student’s death in Jadavpur University’: probe panel

The Hindu  

The 17-year-old student of Jadavpur University, who died in the early hours of August 10 after falling from the second floor of the University main hostel, was not only ragged by his seniors but sexually abused too, a report by the internal complaints committee said. Conspiracy to supress facts The committee which spoke to scores of students, ex-students, university officials …

Jadavpur University Student Death: Initial probe reveals victim was sexually molested, paraded naked
1 year, 4 months ago

Jadavpur University Student Death: Initial probe reveals victim was sexually molested, paraded naked

Firstpost  

The teen, who hailed from West Bengal’s Nadia district, was allegedly ‘sexually molested’ and the arrested 12 people, including present and former students of the varsity, ‘had played active roles’ in the entire episode, police officials said An initial probe over the death of a first-year student in Jadavpur University by the Kolkata Police has revealed that the victim was …

Jadavpur University student death: Initial police probe reveals sexual molestation, ragging
1 year, 4 months ago

Jadavpur University student death: Initial police probe reveals sexual molestation, ragging

India TV News  

Jadavpur University student death : The initial investigation by the Kolkata Police has revealed that the first-year student of Jadavpur University, who fell from the hostel's balcony leading to his death, was paraded naked in the corridor of the main hostel's second floor. Investigators have also found that the teen was "sexually molested" and the arrested 12 people, including present …

Jadavpur University death | Ragging rage
1 year, 4 months ago

Jadavpur University death | Ragging rage

The Hindu  

/ repeat shuffle Five days after the death of a first-year student at West Bengal’s Jadavpur University, a new hoarding on campus declared in bold, red and black letters: ‘Ragging: A Criminal Offence. 3 of the university, Pijush Gayen, a student of the linguistics department, watching this said, “These posters should have been put up before the first-year students started …

Jadavpur University ragging case: 6 more arrested in death of 18-year-old Bengali honours student
1 year, 4 months ago

Jadavpur University ragging case: 6 more arrested in death of 18-year-old Bengali honours student

Firstpost  

With the fresh arrests, total of nine people have been nabbed in the case that has triggered outrage across the state. Of the six arrested, three are former students, while the others are currently pursuing courses in Jadavpur University Six more people, including former students of Jadavpur University, have been arrested for the alleged ragging and death of a first-year …

Jadavpur University anti-ragging body submits report on student's death to UGC
1 year, 4 months ago

Jadavpur University anti-ragging body submits report on student's death to UGC

India Today  

The anti-ragging committee of Jadavpur University has submitted a report to the University Grants Commission on preliminary findings of its inquiry into the death of an undergraduate student, an official of the institution said. Registrar Snehamanju Basu, who is part of the committee besides dean of student affairs, told reporters, "The boy's death was extremely tragic. Jadavpur University Teachers Association …

Jadavpur varsity student’s death: Senior tried to divert probe, says police
1 year, 4 months ago

Jadavpur varsity student’s death: Senior tried to divert probe, says police

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Investigation into the death of a first-year student of Jadavpur University has revealed that the letter, found in the victim’s diary and purportedly signed by him, was written by a senior student to divert the probe, officers of Kolkata police said on Monday. It carried a letter purportedly signed by the victim and addressed to the dean of students, …

Jadavpur University student death: Kolkata police arrest two students
1 year, 4 months ago

Jadavpur University student death: Kolkata police arrest two students

The Hindu  

The Kolkata Police on Sunday arrested two students of the Jadavpur University in connection with death of first year student Swapnadeep Kundu. Swapnadeep fell from second floor of the university’s main hostel in the early hours of August 10. Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Kumar Goyal on Sunday said that three persons including two students and one former student have been …

Jadavpur University fresher death: 2 more students arrested by Kolkata police
1 year, 4 months ago

Jadavpur University fresher death: 2 more students arrested by Kolkata police

Hindustan Times  

The Kolkata police arrested two more students of Jadavpur University on Sunday morning for their suspected involvement in the mysterious death of a first-year student at the boys’ hostel on the night of August 9, officials said. The fresher student’s death has triggered protests across the state with citizens demanding strong measures against torture of students on campus in the …

West Bengal: Jadavpur University ex-student arrested in connection with teen's death due to suspected ragging
1 year, 4 months ago

West Bengal: Jadavpur University ex-student arrested in connection with teen's death due to suspected ragging

India TV News  

Arrest: A former Jadavpur University student who continued his stay at the hostel was arrested for his alleged involvement in the ragging of an undergraduate student who fell to death in a suspected suicide case, a police official said. Jadavpur University Registrar Snehamanju Basu said in a communique to the Jadavpur police station that the student was found on the …

Jadavpur student death case: police file murder charges against unidentified students
1 year, 4 months ago

Jadavpur student death case: police file murder charges against unidentified students

The Hindu  

The Kolkata police on Friday registered a first information report under Section 302 of the IPC against unidentified students in connection with the death of a first-year student of Jadavpur University. Dean of Students of Jadavpur University Rajat Ray told a news channel that on the night before the incident, a student had called him saying some students were forcing …

Jadavpur University student death: Police register murder case as TMC-BJP begin slugfest
1 year, 4 months ago

Jadavpur University student death: Police register murder case as TMC-BJP begin slugfest

Hindustan Times  

A day after a first-year student of Jadavpur University fell to his death from a hostel balcony, triggering allegations of ragging by some seniors and ex-students, police registered a murder case on the basis of a complaint lodged by the victim’s father on Friday. The family has named one former student who was staying in the hostel,” said a police …

Jadavpur varsity student dies in fall, kin say was facing ragging
1 year, 5 months ago

Jadavpur varsity student dies in fall, kin say was facing ragging

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: A first-year student of Jadavpur University in Kolkata died after allegedly falling from the second-floor balcony of his hostel where he was staying since last week, police said on Thursday. The 18-year-old student from Nadia district was found lying naked in a pool of blood in front of the main hostel building outside the university campus by students at …

Jadavpur university fresher dies after reportedly falling from hostel balcony
1 year, 5 months ago

Jadavpur university fresher dies after reportedly falling from hostel balcony

Hindustan Times  

A first-year student of south Kolkata’s Jadavpur University died after he reportedly fell from a balcony of the hostel building on Thursday morning. A student of Bengali honours, he had taken admission in the university earlier this week. Police said a few students, who are also staying in the hostel, heard a loud sound around 11 pm on Wednesday and …

Body of former student found inside Jadavpur University premises in Kolkata
1 year, 10 months ago

Body of former student found inside Jadavpur University premises in Kolkata

India Today  

The body of a former student was recovered from the premises of Jadavpur University in Kolkata on Wednesday. The students of Jadavpur University found a dead body floating on a pond inside the varsity campus at around 3:30 pm today, according to sources. The students informed the Jadavpur University authorities and the Kolkata Police. Asif was a former student of …

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