Lucknow:
Lucknow University lodged an FIR of missing day scholar of their
College of Arts and Crafts LU
on Wednesday.
Sumit Kumar, a student of Bachelors in Visual Arts (BVA) second-year went missing on Tuesday, leaving a note behind that no one should try to find him. A committee has been formed to probe allegations that the student was upset over poor marks.
Sumit's roommate and classmates lodged a complaint in the proctor office on Wednesday that he was upset over not being awarded the sessional marks even after submitting his assignment. In a letter to the proctor office, the teacher said the student failed to submit the assignment, hence was not awarded the marks.
On finding Sumit's note in the room, his roommate and classmates tried to find him. On failing to locate him they contacted principal
Ratan Kumar late night who asked the students to inform police. "When no efforts were made by the college till morning, we staged a protest at Arts College and later lodged a complaint in the proctor's office," said
Abhishek Kumar
, a student. He said Sumit was not awarded sessional marks in two subjects in the first year. He submitted the second-year fees but was told by the college authorities that he had failed in the first year.
Principal Ratan Kumar said Sumit's fees for the second year was submitted by clerical staff mistake. "The student had informed he was being awarded sessional marks and on his request I directed the matter to the controller of examination and the respective teacher to look into the matter." A committee under the chairmanship of controller of examination A K
Sharma
has been formed to probe the matter.
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