PUNE, Oct 1: Principals of several city colleges today glimpsed campus romances captured on video by the Pune police over the last two days, in an interaction called by K K Kashyap, Commissioner of Police, to ``arrest the onslaught of cultural invasion among youth and prevent recurrence of perversities.''Presenting himself as a `father of two college-going children at the University of Pune on Friday evening, Kashyap said he was sitting before the `sculptors of character,' as a student desirous of discovering ways to prevent crimes that shake up the conscience of society. Referring to the recent murder of collegian Neeta Hendre, he said, ``It is not a cause, but an effect of the turmoil in society, and the police, as scavengers of the society, are used to being blamed for such incidents.''B Jadhav, principal of Marathwada Mitra Mandal College, suggested that a police official be appointed to regularly supervise campuses. Dr Arun Adsul, principal Yeshwantrao Mohite College, stressed the importance of sincere implementation of `Vidyarthini Manch,' an organisation of teachers, parents and students, which girls can approach with complaints against sexual harassment.V Anaskar, chairman of the Vidya Sahakari Bank, suggested that a boy and girl from each college be appointed as `police mitra,' to regularly apprise them of youth culture on their campuses. Establishing a separate police department with a helpline for receiving student complaints with their anonymity ensured, stricter attendance rules, dress codes, and regular campus meetings with a senior police officer, were his other suggestions. Beena Inamdar, principal Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce, said ``mischief is good, as long as it is healthy.'' She blamed television for painting an ``unrealistic picture of society.'' However, all speakers highlighted parental responsibility.``Are we the only scapegoats? Are we the only custodians of social morality?'' asked former ACP Sharad Awasthi, stressing the need for parents, teachers and students to reflect on their responsibilities, come together and work with the police to ensure prevention of crimes, describing it as a shraddanjali to the memory of Neeta Hendre. Pro Vice-chancellor N Sonawane presided over the discussion.Police recover Neeta's missing earringThe Swargate police today recovered the missing earring of Neeta Hendre, the 16-year-old student of MES College whose mutilated body was found in the Swargate police lines on September 25.Inspector in-charge of Swargate police station Baburao Patil, who confirmed the report about the recovery of the earring, however refused to divulge more details. The police have already recovered Satish Bhavbandhe's blood stained clothes besides a specimen of his handwriting. His clothes will be sent for chemical analysis to establish whether the blood on them is of Neeta Hendre.The specimen of Bhavbandhe's handwriting will be sent to experts for ascertaining whether he had himself written the suicide notes found on him at the time of his arrest.
