Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, which had earlier said it would address the press on Friday, also called off the interaction with journalists.
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Three days after the tragic death of 21-year-old Sri Harsha due to the alleged harassment by Amrita School of Engineering in Bengaluru, it’s parent organisation Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham has absolved itself from the incident. The college claimed, “We are shocked and are completely clueless about what made Sri Harsha take this extreme and thoughtless step.” Amrita Vishwa Vidyapetham, which had earlier said it would address the press on Friday, also called off the interaction with journalists. Read: ‘Amrita college is responsible for my son’s death’: Sri Harsha’s father speaks out While it has been reported how final-year student Harsha was told that he would be suspended from college if not rusticated, Amrita claimed Harsha was only called for a “routine appearance” as his name did not figure in this list of “miscreants”. However, they claimed some student in their submission during the inquiry over the alleged vandalism incident, took Harsha’s name, and he was questioned for the purpose of collecting evidence. “Students who deposed before the inquiry committee in the first round gave the names of a few more students, including that of Sri Harsha. Based on this deposition, the inquiry committee asked these students to appear along with their parents. During the next phase of the inquiry, Sri Harsha also deposed before the inquiry committee along with his father,” the statement said. Moreover, the college also called the protests started by the students following the tragedy, as “instigated” by outsiders. While Parappana Agrahara police have booked 10 people of the college including the director of the institution for abetment to suicide and disappearance of evidence, the college has not made any comment on the issue of “destruction of evidence”. Apathy and simmering anger: Events that led to Amrita college student Harsha’s death In the detailed statement, Amrita said, “In the midst of this tragedy, it is unfortunate that totally baseless information is being circulated to the mainstream and social media from some quarters about the circumstances leading to Harsha’s death. We wonder about the motives behind those who are peddling wild and unfounded stories within a few hours of the tragic demise. There seems to be the involvement of some external elements with ulterior motives in instigating the students and vitiating the calm atmosphere of the college campus.” Amrita college suicide: College shut till November 4, students forced to end protest While students have claimed that the issues of lack of sufficient water and poor quality of food have been raised from as way back as 2017 summer, Amrita stressed on the incidents of September 23 when the students allegedly broke bus windscreens and windows. The college claimed, “On September 23, water supply to one of the main hostels was obstructed due to disruption of power supply in the whole belt. However, water was available in other adjacent hostel blocks and students were able to access the same. Water supply was fully restored within a day. However, in the meanwhile, some miscreants among students took this opportunity to agitate and destroy properties of the institution such as buses, canteen, electrical systems, etc. causing widespread damage.” Amrita also claimed that several baseless charges against Amrita management and staff have been circulated over the past few days. “The charges include the tearing up of Harsha’s non-existent placement offer, harassment of students by the management, insensitivity towards student welfare, exorbitant hostel fees, disrespect for parents of students, etc. none of which are true and have no basis,” it said.
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