University of Hyderabad student suicide: Atrocities case against university administration

HYDERABAD: Cyberabad police breached the student cordon at New Research Scholars' (NRS) hostel in University of Hyderabad (UoH) on Monday morning and shifted the body of PhD scholar Vemula Rohit to Osmania General Hospital for post-mortem. Meanwhile, based on the complaints lodged by the university authorities and the students, police registered two separate cases against university administration.
Rohit was one of the five dalit research scholars expelled by the university administration from the campus hostel following a intra student skirmish and since past fortnight, Rohit was protesting at the campus along with other students against the expulsion. On Sunday afternoon Rohit hung himself at room number 207 in NRS Hostel and left a five page suicide note.
After the suicide, students began a protest at the hostel and did not allow police to shift the body. Students alleged that the suicide of Rohit was a result of local BJP leadership's vendetta politics and they cited union minister of state Bandaru Dattatreya and others as responsible for the young research scholar's death.
At 7 am, a posse of over 100 cops wearing anti-riot gear breached the student cordon at NRS hostel by using force including mild lathi charge and shifted Rohit's body to Osmania General Hospital for post-mortem.
Talking to media personnel at the university, Rohit's mother Radhika said that her son was a meritorious student and university administration is responsible for his suicide. "I want the university Vice Chancellor P Appa Rao to explain why my son has to commit suicide," Radhika said.
After the body was shifted for the post-mortem, students began a protest at the administrative block of the university demanding that the VC should appear before them.
Meanwhile, Madhapur ACP M Ramana Kumar said that Gachibowli police have registered two separate cases in relation to the incident.
"We have registered a suspicious death case under section 174 of CrPC based on the complaint lodged by NRS Hostel warden about the student suicide and based on the complaint lodged by university student Prashant a case was registered under the SC&ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and section 306 (abetment to commit suicide) of the IPC against university administration," the ACP said.
Rohit was a JRF scholar with Science Technology and Society Studies of UoH and he is survived by his mother and a younger brother.
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