Kannur: The administration of Kannur Dental College, where a BDS student died after jumping from a building, said on Sunday that his death was not due to caste discrimination but was linked to a loan taken through a mobile application.
This was issued by Medical Director Dr. Adnan Siddiq.
Nithin Raj, a first-year BDS student at a private dental college in Angarakandi, was found seriously injured after falling from a building on April 10 and later succumbed to his injuries.
The police registered a case against two faculty members for abetment to suicide under the provisions of the SC/ST Act, following allegations that Raj was harassed because of his caste and complexion.
The administration said in its statement that it is wrong to claim that Raj died due to caste discrimination.
The college said that Raj, his family and his colleagues did not complain of caste discrimination.
The allegation is that one of the teachers made inappropriate comments, and Raj had said a month ago that he would attend the teacher’s class, the statement said.
The college authorities claimed that no formal complaints had been lodged against the teacher.
They also said that they have handed over CCTV footage, letters written by Raj to his father and his examination papers to the police investigating the case.
According to the administration, Raj took out a loan through an app, following which one of his teachers started receiving frequent calls and messages from loan operators, which she reported to the school principal.
She added that Raj was then called to the school principal’s office, where he said that the loan was taken by his brother-in-law, known as Asokan.
He was asked to remove the teacher’s name from the reference list.
However, Raj claimed that he did not cite the teacher’s name as a reference.
The college said it tried to contact Asokan but was unable to reach him.
The teacher then decided to file a complaint with the cyber police regarding the repeated calls.
Raj then left the principal’s room and jumped from the building, the statement said.
CCTV footage of the incident has also been handed over to the police, the department said.
She also claimed that the college had always supported Raj, including during a previous off-campus release, although she did not elaborate on this.
The statement added that the family confirmed that he would be provided with counseling after that incident.
The college said the clarification was issued in response to what it described as false allegations raised after the incident.
Recently, the cyber police arrested three people from Noida, Uttar Pradesh, in connection with the loan made to Raj and the threats made against him in connection with the repayment.
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