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New Delhi, Jan 3: The University Grants Commission ordered a probe into the death of a student at a government college in Himachal Pradesh’s Dharamshala following allegations of ragging.
UGC has taken serious cognisance of the tragic death of a student at Govt. Degree College, Dharamshala.
A police inquiry is underway and UGC has constituted a Fact-Finding Committee to examine the incident. UGC assures that culprits will not be spared and that stringent action will follow. Student safety is paramount.
According to police, three students of the college have been booked for ragging and voluntarily causing hurt while a professor has been booked for sexually harassing the 19-year-old girl who died at Ludhiana hospital on December 26.
The case in the matter was registered on January 1, following a complaint by the student’s father in which he alleged that his daughter was beaten by three seniors Harshita, Aakriti and Komolika on September 18, 2025, while a college Professor, Ashok Kumar, indulged in obscene acts with her.
Due to the beating and harassment, the student was hospitalised and she died during treatment, the complaint said. The complainant also alleged that following these incidents, his daughter went into severe mental stress and fear, leading to a rapid deterioration in her health.
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