Dalit student attacked, abused at Lucknow varsity college
Lucknow, May 19 - A Dalit student pursuing postgraduation in physics from Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU) in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow was allegedly assaulted by a group of students on the college campus.
This incident comes a day after the Lucknow University Dalit professor, Ravi Kant Chandan was allegedly assaulted by a student on the campus.
According to an FIR lodged at Aashiana police station, the victim alleged that the accused, led by a B.Tech student, had made casteist remarks against him and brutally thrashed him on May 15.
He claimed that the accused would have killed him if a security guard had not come to his rescue.
Police have registered a case of rioting while armed with weapons, thrashing and abusing, and under sections of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
The complainant Abhishek Kumar said he was a native of Sultanpur district and was pursuing his postgraduation from BBAU.
No arrests have yet been made.
--IANS
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