Kolkata students, proferssors unite against JU VC

September 19, 2014 17:32

Rediff.com's Indrani Roy reports that the father of the girl who was molested told local TV channels that the, "The Jadavpur University Vice Chancellor Abhijit Chakraborty said he 'feared getting killed' to cover up the molestation."

Meanwhile, students, professors and alumni of Presidency University have joined a huge rally from College Street to Police Headquarters at Lalbazar demanding the JU VC's resignation.With cries of 'Amra sobai bohiragoto, Thakbo boshbe marbo joto' (We are all outsiders, we will remain here even if you beat us). This is in reference to the VC's claim that there were outsiders in the Jadavpur campus on the night he was gheraoed.

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