Law students allege harassment by LU provost, demand removal

Lucknow: At least 50 law students of the Lucknow University staged a protest on the second campus accusing provost Radheshyam Prasad of Homi J Bhabha boys’ hostel of using foul language against students.Terming their protest as ‘one teacher with many problems’, the students sat on hunger strike and demanded Prasad’s removal. The protest continued till late Friday night.The provost, however, refuted allegations against him claiming that the students were upset as he was strictly implementing hostel rules.“If he finds two students sitting or lying on the same bed in the hostel room, he questions their sexual orientation. Whenever students from humble backgrounds complain about lack of basic facilities he humiliates them,” said a law student Anurag Yadav.Students also wrote to LU vice-chancellor Prof Alok Kumar Rai terming the provost’s attitude as impractical, unbearable, indecent and mentally harassing.“If any student says anything or disagrees with him, the provost threatens to throw him out of the hostel. The provost uses abusive and indecent language,” the letter said. Rubbishing allegations against him, Prasad said, “Students are upset as I am making them follow hostel rules. ”

Medical student complains of ragging in hostel

A medical student at Rajiv Gandhi Medical College in Thane has accused senior students of ragging in the college hostel. The administration is currently investigating the incident, but no police complaint has been filed yet. The dean of the college has stated that they have initiated a probe and the identity of the complainant has not been disclosed. Other articles mention the strengthening of anti-ragging measures at Jadavpur University in Kolkata and the lack of a comprehensive anti-ragging mechanism at Gandhi Medical College in Hyderabad.

Medical student complains of ragging in hostel

An MBBS student at Rajiv Gandhi Medical College in Kalwa has accused seniors of ragging at the college hostel. The administration is investigating the incident after receiving the complaint, but no police complaint has been lodged. The dean of the college, Dr. Rakesh Barot, stated that they were informed about the incident by the anti-ragging cell and have initiated a probe into the matter. The identity of the complainant has not been disclosed.

BTech student hangs self at hostel room

A 22-year-old student was found hanging in his hostel room at Chaudhary Charan Singh University in Meerut. The student, Prashant Pandey, was in his third year of BTech studies and had reportedly been struggling with depression after failing four subjects. No complaint has been registered in the matter yet. This incident comes after a 16-year-old NEET aspirant in Kota and an MBBS student in Thane lodged complaints of suicide and ragging respectively.

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