Jadavpur student was molested, paraded naked before he died by suicide: Probe

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The deceased first-year student of Jadavpur University was paraded naked in the hostel minutes before his death, investigations revealed..

The Kolkata Police also said the student was sexually molested...

A first-year Jadavpur University student, who died after allegedly falling off a balcony at the varsity's hostel, was paraded naked in the hostel's corridor minutes before his death, Kolkata Police's initial probe has revealed...

"Investigation also revealed that those arrested had planned to misdirect police so that the ragging part could be concealed," the officer said...

As the probe progressed, the students' union, Faculty of Engineering and Technology Students Union (FETSU), issued a statement, saying certain practices on campus can be defined as ragging...

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