Nainital, Apr 23 (PTI) The Uttarakhand High Court on Thursday directed the state government to submit an investigation report regarding the death of an 18-year-old BCA student at Graphic Era Hill University in Bhimtal last year.
Justice Rakesh Thapliyal asked the state to explain why authorities failed to register a case based on the family’s initial complaint, which forced them to file a Zero FIR in Lucknow.
The directions came during the hearing of a petition filed by the student’s father who alleged that she had complained about facing ragging from seniors and was distressed by the incidents. The father, a Lucknow resident, claimed that CCTV footage showed that she had been molested.
The college authorities allegedly informed the family that the student died under suspicious circumstances after she was found unconscious in her room in the college hostel.
The father, in his petition, sought an impartial investigation into the death of his daughter, who was a second-year student residing in the college hostel.
According to the petitioner, college officials took her to a Community Health Centre (CHC) where doctors declared her dead on arrival.
The petition alleged that Bhawali police refused to register a complaint under pressure from college authorities, prompting the family to approach the Lucknow Police.
The Lucknow Police subsequently registered a zero FIR and forwarded the matter to the Bhawali police station for further investigation.
The petitioner further claimed that Bhawali police are still not investigating the matter and claimed that CCTV footage from the college gate allegedly showing the student being molested.
The court has posted the matter for further hearing on April 28. PTI COR AKY AKY SKY SKY
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