25 of 29 failed students were Dalits, admits college
PTI | 06:09 PM,Sep 06,2011Kanpur, Sep 6 (PTI) Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Medical College here, where three students attempted suicide after failing in an examination last week claiming that they were deliberately failed by the teacher because they were from a "lower caste", today admitted that most of the failed students belonged to the Dalit community. "25 out of the 29 failed students belong to Dalit community," Anand Swaroop, principal of the college, said, adding that parents of these students are learnt to have approached CSJM University here seeking re-checking of their answer sheets. Three students of the college -- Shobhit, Sanjeev and Vivek -- had attempted suicide by consuming poison on September 2 after they failed in their Biochemistry exam. The issue took a casteist turn after the aggrieved students and their families blamed two lecturers of the college for making casteist remarks against them, following which the college administration constituted a committee to probe the allegations. Swaroop asserted that although the entire case smells foul, no conclusion should be drawn until the probe is over.He also assured stern action against those found involved in carrying out casteist acts.
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