Archive · 6 Jan 2026
UGC Team Probes Student Death in Himachal
A group of experts from the University Grants Commission (UGC) visited a college in India to find out what happened to a 19-year-old student who died.
The student's family says she was bullied, harassed, and assaulted by other students and a teacher.
The experts are talking to people who knew her to understand what happened.
They are also talking to the students and the teacher who might be involved.
The court will decide on January 14 whether one of the suspects can be released on bail.
The experts are keeping everything they find a secret for now, but they will share their report later.
A UGC team arrived in Dharamshala to investigate the death of a 19-year-old student who died on December 26, 2024.
The student was allegedly sexually harassed by an assistant professor and ragged and assaulted by four women students on September 18.
The court issued a notice to Kangra police to file its reply on the bail application of the woman suspect by January 14.
The committee recorded statements from female students who studied with the victim and questioned two of the four suspects.
The committee is likely to record statements from three of the four women suspects and the assistant professor.
- Who
- University Grants Commission (UGC) team and Himachal Pradesh government committee
- What
- Investigating the death of a 19-year-old student allegedly due to ragging and sexual harassment
- When
- January 6, 2025 (11 days after the death)
- Where
- State-run college in Himachal Pradesh, India
- Why
- To record statements and gather evidence related to the alleged ragging, sexual harassment, and assault
- Location
- Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Victim's Age
- 19
- Date of Death
- December 26, 2024
- FIR Registration Date
- December 30, 2024
- Committee Visit Date
- January 6, 2025
- Number of Suspects
- 4 (3 female students, 1 assistant professor)
- Victim's Gender
- Female
- Bail Hearing Date
- January 14, 2025
