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Tonsured Students Protest Student Murder at College
2 Apr
Summary
- Students shaved their heads to protest a student's murder.
- Protesters demand action against the college principal.
- The victim was shot dead on campus in March.
Students at Udai Pratap College staged a protest, including shaving their heads, on Wednesday, demanding the removal and action against the college principal. Their protest is in response to the killing of student Surya Pratap Singh on the university campus on March 20. The college reopened amid significant security measures.
The protesting students reiterated their demands for justice, including an inquiry into the college administration's role and the registration of an FIR against them in connection with the student murder case. They are also calling for the death penalty for the primary accused.
Surya Pratap Singh, a BSc fourth-semester student, was shot dead on the college campus on March 20. The main accused, Manjeet Chauhan, was apprehended on the same day. Another individual involved, Anuj Maurya, surrendered to the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate earlier this week.
