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Assam Student Assaulted in MP University
A 22-year-old student named Hiros Jyoti Das from Assam was hurt by five other students at his university hostel in Madhya Pradesh.
This happened on Tuesday afternoon.
The five students were kicked out of the university and the police have filed a report against them.
The police say the five students asked Hiros where he was from and what he was doing at the university, then they hurt him.
One of them even said he would die there.
The university took quick action and expelled the students involved.
This is similar to another recent incident where a student from the Northeast was hurt in Uttarakhand, which made many people upset and called for better laws to stop such hate crimes.
The Congress and the ABVP have criticized the university administration, with the Congress alleging that the university has been turned into a hub of the BJP and the RSS, and the ABVP alleging that the university has become a haven for anti-social elements.
A 22-year-old postgraduate student from Assam, Hiros Jyoti Das, was assaulted by five peers at IGNTU hostel in Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh.
The incident occurred around 4 pm on Tuesday, January 13, when the accused asked the victim about his origin and presence at the university.
An FIR was registered against the five accused students under sections 115(2), 296, 351(3), and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
The university expelled the five accused students a day before the FIR was registered, and a total of six students were expelled based on CCTV footage.
The incident comes close on the heels of another similar incident involving a student from the Northeast in Uttarakhand last month.
- Who
- Hiros Jyoti Das, a 22-year-old postgraduate student from Assam
- What
- Assaulted by five peers at IGNTU hostel
- Where
- Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (IGNTU), Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh
- When
- Around 4 pm on Tuesday, January 13
- Why
- The accused asked him about his origin and presence at the university, then assaulted him
Madhya Pradesh Congress
Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP)
University Administration
Madhya Pradesh Congress
Alleged that the university administration takes only token action and that the university has been turned into a hub of the BJP and the RSS.
Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP)
Alleged that the university has become a haven for anti-social elements, drunkards, and junkies, and that the growing presence of these elements is creating an atmosphere of fear.
Key facts
- Victim
- Hiros Jyoti Das
- Victim's Age
- 22
- Victim's Course
- Postgraduate in Economics
- Location
- Indira Gandhi National Tribal University (IGNTU), Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh
- Accused
- Anurag Pande, Jatin Singh, Rajnish Tripathi, Vishal Yadav, and Utkarsh Singh
- Charges Filed
- Sections 115(2), 296, 351(3), and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS)
- Incident Time
- Around 4 pm on Tuesday, January 13
- University Action
- Six students expelled, five booked
- Injuries Sustained
- Eyes, lips, nose, and temples
Timeline
Bullying 'ragging' plagued Odisha's MKCG Medical College.
Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College faced similar hostel violence.
Assaults on juniors persisted nationwide.
Five seniors in Madhya Pradesh attacked Assamese student Hiros Jyoti Das.
Assailants expelled after brutal hostel assault.
Quotes
Umang Singhar
Leader of the Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh state Assembly
“"Some unruly students at the IGNTU hostel made racist remarks against Das and assaulted him when he objected."”
telegraphindia.com
“"Youths linked to the ruling party consume drugs on the campus and assault students, while the university administration takes only token action under the guise of disciplinary proceedings."”
telegraphindia.com
Naveen Tiwari
Anoopur Sub-Divisional Officer of Police
“"The university informed us that the five students were expelled by the disciplinary committee from the university a day earlier. We registered the FIR after receiving a complaint from Das. As per Das, when he was returning to his hostel room from the washroom, the accused allegedly asked him where he was from and what he was doing at the university. They then assaulted him around 4 pm on Tuesday."”
telegraphindia.com
Shivendra Chaturvedi
Anoopur district ABVP organising secretary
“"If things don’t improve at the central university in two weeks, we will launch an agitation."”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
‘One of them said you will die here’: Student from Assam assaulted in hostel at Madhya Pradesh university
Assamese student assaulted in MP hostel, 5 booked
Assam student assaulted at MP tribal varsity hostel; 5 booked
Five students expelled, booked for assault on Assam student at MP university; racial angle being probed
Bhopal News: Youth Harasses Girl In Public, Assaulted By Co-Students
5 Expelled After Assamese Student Assaulted In Madhya Pradesh Hostel
MP: 5 expelled from central varsity over assault on Assamese student; racial angle being probed
Assamese student assaulted in MP tribal varsity hostel, 5 students booked; racial angle being probed
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