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DAV College Principal Arrested in Muzaffarnagar Student Suicide Probe

Police signal further detentions in a case that also lists the college manager together with three policemen as accused.

Overview

  • Pradeep Kumar was taken into custody late Saturday after non-bailable warrants, picked up near Sadda Adda Dhaba by Byawala Chowki, and remanded to judicial custody.
  • The investigation concerns the Nov. 9 death of a BA second-year student who died after setting himself on fire on campus on Nov. 8 following a dispute over unpaid fees and an exam form.
  • The FIR names the principal, college manager Arvind Garg, physical training instructor Sanjiv Singh, and three police personnel in connection with alleged abetment.
  • Police said Sanjiv Singh had already been arrested earlier in the case and that additional arrests will follow based on ongoing evidence collection.
  • Officials said the three named policemen have been sent on leave as investigators examine CCTV footage, records, and witness statements, while protests press for a magisterial inquiry and compensation.