NSUI seeks justice in Ruchika case

Bhubaneswar: Members of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) on Wednesday staged a protest in front of the residence of higher education minister Rohit Pujari here, seeking justice for BJB College student Ruchika Mohanty, who after allegedly being ragged by her seniors, died by suicide at the college hostel on July 2.
A group of protesters with banners and placards shouted slogans and demanded Rs 50-lakh compensation to the next kin of the deceased. Syed Yashir Nawaj, president of the NSUI’s state unit, said: “Pujari has neither uttered a word about the case nor has he spoken to the deceased’s parents. Ruchika’s mother was forcibly taken out from in front of the college entrance where she was staging a peaceful dharna. The minister remained silent about it.”tnn