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.