JU Student Death Row: Police Probe Reveals Student Was Molested, Paraded Naked

A horrific case of suicide by a first-year student of Jadavpur University has shaken the entire nation. The deceased took off his life by falling off a balcony at the hostel premises after being paraded naked in the hostel corridor.

A preliminary report by the Kolkata Police reveals that the student was forced to parade naked in the hostel corridor. The report also claimed that the student was sexually molested.

According to a quote given by a police official to news agency PTI, "The teen was definitely ragged and sexually molested. He was paraded naked in the corridor after he was forced to undress in room number 70. We have evidence."

The police revealed that the student was continuously humiliated by the seniors who called him gay and this led to the breakdown of the deceased who decided to commit suicide.

According to the police sources, the accused informed that the student committed suicide in front of them by falling off from the balcony.

The Kolkata Police arrested 12 persons including present and former students of the university who were actively involved in the incident. They also found a WhatsApp group created by one of the accused to misguide the police.

Earlier on Tuesday, the cook was interrogated about the incident while two others were summoned to appear for interrogation.

On the other hand, a statement issued by the students' union, the Faculty of Engineering and Technology Students Union (FETSU) reads that certain practices on campus can be acknowledged as ragging.

The 17-year-old student from the Bengali department who committed suicide on August 9 was a resident of Bagula in West Bengal's Nadia district.