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Muzaffarnagar Student Dies After Self-Immolation Over Fees as FIR Names College Officials, Three Cops

Three policemen were attached to police lines pending inquiry after recorded statements alleged assault and humiliation.

Principal allegedly insulted him publicly and said “this college is not a dharamshala”.
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The FIR has been filed under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Sections 108 (abetment of suicide), 351(3) (threat causing serious harm), and 352 (assault). (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)
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Overview

  • The 22-year-old BA student died at Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital on Sunday, a day after setting himself on fire on the DAV PG College campus in Budhana.
  • An FIR under BNS Sections 108 (abetment of suicide), 351(3) and 352 names principal Pradeep Kumar, manager Arvind Garg, PTI Sanjeev Kumar, SI Nand Kishor, and constables Vineet and Gyanveer.
  • Police said the student’s video and handwritten note alleging fee-linked harassment, public humiliation and assault have been taken as key evidence.
  • Protests erupted outside the college on Monday as community leaders joined a sit-in, the body was placed on the road, and officials pledged arrests within 48 hours with five police teams formed.
  • The principal disputed portrayals of the student’s financial hardship and attendance, while opposition parties sought a judicial probe, compensation for the family and fee-regulation measures.