Kashmiri student's suicide: EFLU students to continue protests
Sunday March 10, 2013 06:47:15 PM,
IANS
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Hyderabad: A
showdown is likely between authorities of the English and Foreign
Languages University (EFLU) and the students Monday as the latter
are determined to continue their protests over the suicide of a
Kashmiri student.
Seeking suspension of the proctor and compensation for the family
of the deceased, various student groups are planning to continue
their protests Monday even as the vice-chancellor has threatened
to call police and even shut down the university.
No classes could be conducted during the last week with the
students continuing protests over the suicide of Mudassir Kamran
on March 2. The 29-year-old PhD student, a native of Pulwama
district of Kashmir, was found hanging in his hostel room on the
EFLU campus.
Police initially said the mental depression due to quarrel with
his roommate Vasim Salim drove him to suicide but on a complaint
by some students booked proctor Harish Vijra for abetting the
suicide.
Three days later, the police revealed that Kamran was in "love"
with his roommate and had even made several physical advances.
Annoyed over this, Vasim had shifted to another room and had
complained to university authorities, police said.
Students' organisations, however, blame the proctor, saying he
called Kamran "insane" and took the issue to police instead of
solving it in the university. "Kamran felt humiliated as he was
called to the police station," Srinivas, a classmate of the
Kashmiri student, told IANS.
Banners and posters contradicting the police claims and condemning
the attitude of university authorities have come up on the campus.
"Kamran was not homosexual" says one such poster. "Arrest and
suspend Vijra" is the slogan written on another poster.
Foreign students are also supporting the ongoing protest. "Our
demands are justified. The university should pay compensation to
Kamran's family," an Afghan student, who did not wish to be named,
told IANS.
Vice-Chancellor Sunaina Singh has threatened to call police to the
campus if the protests are not stopped from Monday. She has even
warned the protestors of shutting down the university.
Interestingly, a section of teachers have pledged support to the
agitation and have made it clear that they would not conduct
classes in the presence of police.
The university authorities have rejected the demands for the
proctor's suspension and for compensation to Kamran's family.
The students' groups Saturday evening organized a protest meet on
the campus, which was addressed by civil liberties activists, who
demanded judicial probe into the suicide.
Karman's suicide has triggered large-scale protests in his home
district and other parts of Kashmir with his family members and
Kashmiri groups alleging that police was harassing him for
participating in a protest at EFLU over the hanging of parliament
attack convict Afzal Guru.
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