Scholar thrown out of hostel kills self, protests at Hyderabad university

January 18, 2016 09:35

Non-ABVP student unions have called for banch on Monday after Vermula Rohit, a 22-year-old research scholar, allegedly hanged himself at a hostel in the Hyderabad Central University.

There is tension at the university. A group of students allegedly sat with his body all Sunday night, refusing to allow a funeral unless the university authorities heard them out.

A police team came on Monday morning and took away the body. Eight students have been arrested.

Rohit, who was pursuing a doctorate, was found dead on Sunday evening. He was reportedly thrown out of his hostel two weeks ago and had been camping outside the university gate with four other research scholars.

According to his friend Venkat, Rohit, who was active in the Ambedkar union of Dalit students, was "heartbroken" that his requests for an appointment with the Vice Chancellor had been ignored even though he had been living in the open for days.

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