NCW seeks Sharda's report on student suicide within 3 days
This comes after NCW took a suo motu cognisance of media reports on the death of the student, who ended her life following what she alleged was sustained "harassment" by two faculty members, leading to their arrest.
An official spokesperson for NCW said, "The university is given time till Tuesday to submit the action report, as the order was issued on Friday by the women's commission. Only after the given time for report submission, any further decision will be taken by the commission."
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In a letter addressed to the UP director general of police, NCW chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar called for a "fair and timely investigation" and demanded immediate support for the victim's family.
Meanwhile, university officials said till Monday evening, the five-member internal complaints committee (ICC) of the university had not submitted the investigation report, which was due on Friday last week. Officials assured though that the "report would be made public by the ICC by Tuesday".
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A university spokesperson said, "The family's statement for the report compilation took too long. Hence there is a delay in the report submission."
Last week, a Sharda University spokesperson told TOI that based on the preliminary findings, there is a gap between the theory and practical implementation of student counselling mechanisms, following the suicide.
The ICC report, initially due on July 25, is expected to be made public by Tuesday, an official said.
The student had been found dead in her hostel room on July 18.
In the purported suicide note, the BDS student, Jyoti, wrote that she was humiliated and mentally harassed. She felt "stressed" for a long time, she wrote, adding, "I am sorry. I cannot live like this anymore. I can't."
Noida Police had lodged an FIR under sections 108 (abetment of suicide), 238 (disappearance of evidence), 79 (insult the modesty of a woman), 352 (breach of peace) and 351(2) (criminal intimidation) of the BNS.
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