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  • Dalit student beaten up for drinking water from principal’s bottle in UP’s Bijnor

    Express News Service

    LUCKNOW: A farewell party took an ugly turn when a Dalit student was allegedly beaten up for drinking water from the bottle meant for the principal in Bijnor in western UP on Sunday.

    The victim, a class XI student, was allegedly beaten up, abused, and forced to leave the venue, sources said.

    The farewell party was organised by the class XI students for their seniors, at Chamandevi Inter College in Sirwasuchand village in Bijnor district.

    According to the police, the doors of the hall — where the event was taking place— were locked once the students were in and they were not provided with water bottles.

    In the complaint lodged by the victim, he said that when he felt thirsty, he picked up the water bottle to take a few sips. At that moment, the principal’s brother and his friend started thrashing and abusing him using casteist remarks saying that it was the water bottle meant for the principal. They also forced him to leave the hall.

    Based on a complaint lodged by the student, Afzalgarh police have registered a case against principal Dr Yogendra Kumar and two others under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and section 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) of the Indian Penal Code. 

    The police sources said that a notice would be served to the principal and two others named in the FIR and they would be interrogated. They would be required to appear in court when summoned. 

    The college principal however denied the charges. He claimed that once the event began, all students were asked to leave their mobile phones with a college employee, but that student refused to comply and video-graphed the event. The principal further claimed that since the student flouted the orders, his mobile phone was seized. He denied beating up the student.

    LUCKNOW: A farewell party took an ugly turn when a Dalit student was allegedly beaten up for drinking water from the bottle meant for the principal in Bijnor in western UP on Sunday.

    The victim, a class XI student, was allegedly beaten up, abused, and forced to leave the venue, sources said.

    The farewell party was organised by the class XI students for their seniors, at Chamandevi Inter College in Sirwasuchand village in Bijnor district.

    According to the police, the doors of the hall — where the event was taking place— were locked once the students were in and they were not provided with water bottles.

    In the complaint lodged by the victim, he said that when he felt thirsty, he picked up the water bottle to take a few sips. At that moment, the principal’s brother and his friend started thrashing and abusing him using casteist remarks saying that it was the water bottle meant for the principal. They also forced him to leave the hall.

    Based on a complaint lodged by the student, Afzalgarh police have registered a case against principal Dr Yogendra Kumar and two others under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and section 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) of the Indian Penal Code. 

    The police sources said that a notice would be served to the principal and two others named in the FIR and they would be interrogated. They would be required to appear in court when summoned. 

    The college principal however denied the charges. He claimed that once the event began, all students were asked to leave their mobile phones with a college employee, but that student refused to comply and video-graphed the event. The principal further claimed that since the student flouted the orders, his mobile phone was seized. He denied beating up the student.

  • Supreme Court asks IIT Bombay to accommodate a Dalit student who is on the verge of losing his seat for failing to pay fees in time

    By Online Desk

    NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday asked IIT Bombay to deal with a Dalit student with a humanitarian approach and directed the institute to create a seat, if there is none, to accommodate the student.

    Passing the direction under Article 142, the court observed the court has been moved by the plight of a young Dalit student who is presently on the verge of losing a valued seat allocated to him at IIT Bombay.

    The Bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and AS Bopanna, according to LiveLaw, also observed, “You are bound to do something, there is no question of exploring options. Right now we are giving you this opportunity, otherwise, we will pass an order under Article 142. You better do something for this young man. Look at his background. This is a different case. Don’t be wooden like this. He cleared the exam last year, he cleared it this year, he just could not pay the fee in time. Deal with him with a humanitarian approach. You can do everything if it fits you. This is only bureaucracy. Speak to your chairperson and find a way out. You cannot leave him in a lurch.”

    The Court reportedly passed the order taking note of the fact that the Dalit student could not complete the admission due to technical glitches and that if the boy is not accommodated in the current academic year, he would be ineligible to appear hereafter having completed 2 consecutive attempts.