College clarifies student who jumped to death wasn’t suspended

Bengaluru: Days after 21-year-old student jumped from the seventh floor of the college building, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham the college on Friday, October 25 clarified that t the student was not suspended or rusticated.

The management has issued a clarification which stated, “Several wild and baseless charges against Amrita management and staff have been circulated over the past few days. The charges include the tearing up of Harsha’s non-existent placement offer, harassment of students, insensitivity towards student welfare, exorbitant hostel fees, disrespect for parents of students, none of which are true and have no basis. There seems to be the involvement of some external elements with ulterior motives in instigating the students.”

“However, water was available in other adjacent hostel blocks and students were able to access the same. Water supply was fully restored within a day. However, some miscreants among students took this opportunity to agitate and destroy properties of the institution such as buses, canteen and electrical systems,” the statement added.

An engineering student allegedly jumped from the 6th floor of a private college at Bellandur in Bengaluru on October 21. The deceased had got a job in a top company during campus selection, but the college management had torn Harsha’s call letter in front of him after he had complained against the college’s sub-standard food and drinking water.

Harsh was then rusticated from college following which committed suicide. Though he was rushed to Victoria hospital he succumbed to his injuries, informed sources.