The kin of late Professor Shashi Bhushan who was murdered on Kartik Oraon College, Gumla campus a few months back are demanding compensation.
In a unanimous decision of RU Syndicate members, the list of demands of the family members has been forwarded to the State Government, as the matter is not under the jurisdiction of University officials. The decision was taken in a meeting of the Syndicate held on Tuesday at RU administrative block presided by RU VC Ramesh Kumar Pandey.
“As many as three major demands were kept before the members of Syndicate by the family members of late professor Shashi Bhushan. Renu lal, wife of Bhushan, is demanding a CBI probe into the matter. Additionally, the family members are also demanding for full salary payment. According to the documents available with the university, two years nine months term was remaining with the professor to complete the tenure. Moreover, the family members are also demanding `50 lakh as compensatory amount for the loss. The list has been forwarded to the government,” said, RU PRO, PK Jha.
Notably, Bhushan, then principal of Kartik Oraon College in Gumla, was brutally hacked to death in his chamber on college premises by one of the college students over the revenge for an order to leave hostel over money muddle in October 2015.
Other major decisions like approval of B.Ed course new fees structure, including merit based promotion were considered in the syndicate meeting. “The members of syndicate approved the new B.Ed fees structure. As per the new fees structure, a student needs to pay `1.5 lakh for two years course. Earlier, the B.Ed students were paying approximately `2 lakh. Apart from this, merit based promotion has been granted to Dr. DN Ojha. As per the carrier advancement scheme (CAS), Ojha will be promoted to the principal rank. He is associated with the history department,” added Jha.