New Delhi, 23rd August, 2013

The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to the Principal Secretary, Department of Education and Training, Government of Madhya Pradesh and Senior Superintendent of Police, Bhopal to submit a report in the matter of suicide by a girl for her alleged humiliation by seniors during ragging in RKDF College of Pharmacy in Bhopal on 6th August, 2013. They have been given four weeks time to respond.

Reportedly, in her suicide note, the girl had also mentioned that teachers of the college knew about the ragging but did nothing. The Commission has also directed the Principal Secretary, Department of Education and Training to inform as to what steps had been taken by the Government and the professional colleges, in particular the RKDF College of Pharmacy, to prevent ragging.

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