Overview

• An emergency academic council meeting on July 25 approved Paramanand Toppannawar’s return to classes and library use from July 28 after his bail on July 19.
• The institute prohibited his stay in the co-educational Lake View Hostel until the Kolkata Police Special Investigation Team completes its probe.
• IIM Calcutta relied on legal advice and the court’s findings of procedural lapses to uphold the principle that students cannot be punished before conviction.
• A decision on compensatory attendance for the classes missed during his detention from July 12 to 22 will be taken at a later date.
• The SIT continues to collect forensic samples, CCTV and digital records as the complainant’s refusal to cooperate and conflicting testimony have complicated the investigation.