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.