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UP Student Dies After Setting Himself on Fire Over Unpaid Fees as FIR Targets College Staff and Police

Three named policemen were attached to police lines pending an inquiry into alleged abetment linked to fee harassment.

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

  • Ujjwal Rana, a BA second-year at DAV PG Degree College in Budhana, died at Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital a day after self-immolating on campus.
  • Police registered an FIR naming six accused — the college manager, principal, a physical training instructor, a sub-inspector, and two constables — under BNS Sections 108, 351(3), and 352.
  • Muzaffarnagar police said the three named personnel have been attached to police lines pending inquiry, and teams have been formed to arrest those accused.
  • In a video and handwritten note, the student alleged humiliation and assault over about ₹7,000 in unpaid fees after paying roughly ₹1,700, claims the principal has denied.
  • Students and political parties, including the Congress and RLD, demanded a judicial probe, compensation for the family, and stronger regulation of private-college fees as district authorities opened investigations.