Guilty in assault case threatened with rustication

Students, however, tried to explain the incident by saying one of the boy8217;s uncle and aunt had come to visit him. Singh, however, said permission was necessary to take any guests up to a room.

Talking to Express Newsline, the chief warden said the Hostel Disciplinary Committee met on Monday and decided that if, after an inquiry conducted by talking to the students, those accused were found guilty, they would be rusticated.

The incident occurred in his presence, Singh said, adding that the crowd was so huge, they were unable to do anything.

Meanwhile, in a memorandum, student leaders Nitin Patel, Hiren Mehta, Jasmin Shah and others questioned how the police complaint came to be lodged without the sanction of the VC or the Registrar. In an hour-long drama, a section of students raised slogans against the M V Hall warden.

Later, the student leaders claimed that the VC had assured them the police complaint would be withdrawn. Kane, however, told Express Newsline he had given no such assurance. 8220;I have only told them that injustice would not be done to anyone,8221; he said.

The students also demanded action against Badola, besides an apology. Badola was not available for comments.

Replying to a question raised by the students, Kane said that from the next academic year, hostel admissions would be conducted along with University admissions.