A team of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) team visited the Bhima Bhoi Medical College in Balangir on Wednesday to investigate the death of a first-year MBBS student.
A native of Haryana, Nishant Kumar of the institute died after falling off the hostel roof on April 22. His parents alleged he was a victim of ragging. Later, the surfacing of Nishant's mobile chats with his friends had led to suspicions of ragging.
As per reports, the team comprising Bimal Jeet Ippal, Chandra Sekhar and Madhabananda Rout is staying at the Circuit House and continuing the investigation into the case till July 1.
The team would also question the Dean of the medical college, head of all the departments and other employees in this regard. The district administration and police have assured the team to extend all sorts of help during their investigation process.
Earlier, taking cognisance of the death of the student, the NHRC had issued a notice to Odisha Chief Secretary and the Vice-Chancellor (VC) of Sambalpur University to submit a action taken report.(ATR)
