The Jamshedpur Women’s College (JWC) campus on Friday witnessed unruly scenes as an attempt to file an application under Right To Information Act ( RTI) seeking information about the enrolment of students in B Ed course snowballed into a major controversy.
The applicant, Nalini Sinha, a former student of the same college, was allegedly assaulted by the JWC principal, Sumita Mukherjee, causing her to sustain serious injuries. Sinha who is also a NSUI activist claimed to have sustained injuries in her shoulder and hands. She was later taken to the MGM Medical College and Hospital emergency where she was administered first-aid. Sinha also lodged an FIR against the principal at Bistupur Police Station.
Officer-in-charge, Bistupur police station, Awdhesh Kumar Yadav confirmed Nalini Sinha to have lodged an FIR against the principal of that college. The police officer said they were investigating the incident and as the informant has a copy of injury report, they would visit to the college and scan at the CCTV footage before taking action in this regard.
When contacted the principal Mukherjee claimed it to be a false allegations. She said that a former student had come to her with an application through the RTI Act. "I asked her to submit the application there and the application will be studied in due course. The woman had returned back from my chamber immediately. There is nothing else than this. I am surprised the way she has reacted," said the principal
When asked, Nalini Sinha said that she had visited the principal's chamber along with two of her fellow members but was beaten by the principal. "I am in state of shock the way the principal reacted. She refused to accept it. Then I wanted to ask the reason, but instead of replying, she got angry and hit me repeatedly with a steel scale,” she said.
She also alleged irregularities in the admission process to the BEd course.