CSMMU forms panel to investigate student’s suicide

Chaudhary’s father had lodged an FIR against the Head of department Pharmacology,Dr KK Pant,Controller of Examination Dr SK Das and Registrar VP Singh for caste-based discrimination. The varsity,however,maintains the copies were corrected in a foolproof system,and there was no question of discrimination due to bar-coding.

“The boy had cleared the CPMT in fourth attempt and secured second division throughout his studies. He had failed in Anatomy in the first professional exams. In the second professional exams held in September 2008,he failed in the theory paper of Pharmacology by eight marks and just passed in viva-voce,securing eight out of 15 and 14 out of 25 in practical. In the supplementary examination for Pharmacology that he took in March 2009,he again failed in theory by 14 marks,while he managed just pass marks in viva and practical. The third time he failed papers in September 2009,again in theory by eight marks,while he passed both viva-voce and practical,” said Dr Gopal.

“We have sent the case reports to the government as well as the SC/ST Commission,” said Dr Gopal.