Campus: marked ‘good’ on all counts

“We have no clue what students do after passing out from the college,but during his academic years,he seems to have done nothing objectionable,” said H Y Kumbhar,primary teacher in the Government School located in the same building. He is one of the oldest teachers on the campus.

As per the records of the register,Baig,entry number 711,took admission to D Ed first year on November 10,2003,following an admission procedure under SCERT,District Institutes of Education and Training (DIET). It mentions his date of birth as January 3,1980,and place of birth as Beed.

Other entries include his father’s name as Mirza Inayat Baig,religion as Islam,nationality as Indian,and “paying student”. The register mentions that on May 11,2005,Baig passed out. He collected the College Leaving Certificate; the register records “received”.

Not one staff member remembers Baig,or has a clue where he went after completing his course or whether he ever visited the campus since.

“We train 60 students every year,30 in first year and 30 in second year,and it is difficult to remember each by his or her face. However,if a students after finishing a course remains in Pune,then we happen to meet them. With outstation students there is no way we can keep in touch,” said R U Shadiwan,college-in-charge.

Established in 1919,the college is one of the oldest D Ed institutes in the city. Most of its students are from outside Pune and stay on the campus.

Shamsunnisa Begum M Abbas,the principal during Baig’s tenure,could not be contacted.

Baig and three other accused in the Bakery blast allegedly met frequently on the Azam Campus. Shadiwan said,“We have no clue as a number of students visit the campus every day and we can’t keep track of who comes with what intentions.”