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We spoke to several students who refused to go on record about the incident due to fear of action by the college authorities...
A ceiling fan fell in a classroom at Hansraj College, on Wednesday, when around 25 first-year students of BCom (Hons) were writing an internal exam for Accounts..
The following day after the incident, members of the colleges Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) wing staged a protest highlighting the incident, among other issues, and got a memorandum signed by the college principal, Rama Sharma..
A classmate of the injured student, who witnessed the mishap live says he heard the fan make excessive noise before it fell abruptly..
The college principal and vice principal have also not responded to our calls, and the teacher who was present in the classroom also refused to comment...
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