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IGNTU Expels Five After Alleged Assault on Assamese Student as Police Probe Possible Racial Motive

Police are examining a possible racial motive, with the medico-legal report pending.

Overview

  • An FIR was filed late Wednesday on the complaint of 22-year-old Hiros Jyoti Das, a postgraduate economics student from Assam.
  • The five accused—Anurag Pandey, Jatin Singh, Rajnish Tripathi, Vishal Yadav and Utkarsh Singh—were booked under BNS sections 115(2), 296, 351(3) and 3(5).
  • The university said it expelled the students after reviewing CCTV footage and referred the matter to its disciplinary committee, as student protests grew on campus.
  • Police said the inquiry will determine motive, including whether the assault was linked to the victim’s origin, and they are awaiting the medico-legal certificate to guide further action.
  • Das reported facial injuries, including a fractured nose, received first aid at the campus dispensary, and was treated at Gaurela district hospital, with no arrests announced so far.