Unverified claims of suicide spark protests at Patiala private university
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Protests erupted at Chitkara University following unverified rumors about student suicides and disappearances.
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- Students at Chitkara University in Patiala held a large protest after rumors spread about the alleged suicides and disappearances of two female students.
- University officials and local police have denied that any such incidents occurred, noting that no missing students have been identified by name.
- Police have received a formal complaint from students and are currently verifying the status of all students on campus.
- This situation has led to damage to a police vehicle and concerns regarding campus safety rumors.
What to watch next
- Official police verification results regarding student headcount
- Further communication from university administration
- Potential legal action regarding damage to police property
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Rakesh Sharma
Registrar
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“No such incident has taken place at the university. These are all rumours”
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…about what happened. Chitkara University registrar Col Rakesh Sharma (Retd.) interacted with the protesting students. Col. Sharma, however, categorically denied that any such incident took place at the university. " No such incident has taken place at the university. These are all rumours ," he said. Banur DSP Sukhdev Singh, Rajpura SHO Gursewak Singh and Rajpura Sadar SHO Kirpal Mohi reached the university and took stock of the situation. The DSP said that students were claiming that two female students…
Sukhdev Singh
DSP
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“We have met students here and received their complaints. But nobody knows who is missing. They do not even know the name of any of the girls who is missing. But there is a rumour that two girls are missing.”
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…DSP Sukhdev Singh, Rajpura SHO Gursewak Singh and Rajpura Sadar SHO Kirpal Mohi reached the university and took stock of the situation. The DSP said that students were claiming that two female students were missing. " We have met students here and received their complaints. But nobody knows who is missing. They do not even know the name of any of the girls who is missing. But there is a rumour that two girls are missing. "Considering the seriousness of the matter, we have received a complaint from students. We will investigate it. We will do verification of each student. If anybody is found missing, necessary action will be taken," the…
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