Lucknow . A Dalit student, pursuing his Masters in Physics from Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow, was attacked by a group of students on the college campus. The incident comes a day after Ravikant Chandan, a Dalit professor of Lucknow University, was allegedly assaulted by a student on the campus.
According to the FIR lodged at Ashiana police station, the victim alleged that the accused, led by a BTech student, made casteist remarks against her and brutally thrashed her on May 15.
He claimed that the accused would have killed him if no security guard had come to his rescue.
The police have registered a case of assault with weapons, abusing and under sections of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
The complainant Abhishek Kumar said that he is a native of Sultanpur district and is pursuing his post graduation from BBAU.
No arrest has been made in the case so far.
—AnyTV News
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