Overview
- Police registered the case after the father’s complaint, booking a professor for sexual harassment and multiple women students for ragging under BNS Sections 75, 115(2), 3(5) and the Himachal Pradesh anti‑ragging law.
- The 19-year-old died on December 26 at DMCH Ludhiana after months of treatment, with no autopsy conducted; investigators are compiling hospital records and a medical board has been constituted to assess cause of death.
- A video said to be recorded by the student before her death alleges indecent acts by the professor; police are examining the footage as the accused deny wrongdoing and the college says no prior complaint was received.
- The University Grants Commission has formed a fact‑finding committee and the Himachal Pradesh Scheduled Castes Commission has sought a report, following the father’s allegation that casteist remarks were made.
- The father alleges a September 18 ragging assault by seniors named as Harshita, Aakriti and Komolika, with some reports adding Gauri; preliminary inquiries note she failed first‑year exams, was struck off rolls in August 2025, an initial December 20 helpline complaint lacked sexual harassment claims, and a fresh December 31 complaint led to the FIR.