Currently undergoing treatment at Kolkata's SSKM Hospital, Bhadra was arrested in alleged connection with the case after hours of interrogation on May 30 earlier this year.

Reacting to Pradhan's remarks, senior TMC leader Aroop Biswas said the state administration does not act considering the political beliefs of anyone.

Denying the charge, Union Education Minister and BJP MP Dharmendra Pradhan said the Governor is acting as per the constitutional norms. “He (Bose) is definitely discharging his duties as prescribed in the Constitution.

According to the hospital, the girls died of traumatic brain injury (TBI), hypovolemic shock and polytrauma.

Pradhan, who was in Kolkata on Sunday, said the Centre has taken the student's death allegedly after ragging and sexual harassment “seriously”, and he has asked UGC to take the strictest action as per law in the case.

Police said that Joydip Ghosh, who graduated in 2021, has been booked for obstructing police from their duty. He has been arrested under various IPC sections.

Last week, the Jadavpur University authorities made identity cards mandatory for visitors to enter the campus at night and announced to install CCTVs at strategic points on the campus, including at the gates.

On Wednesday, a clash broke out between TMCP and SFI members on the JU campus after the former tried to submit a deputation to the university authorities

As BJP councillors organised a press conference inside the KMC office to raise n the issue, TMC councillors objected to it, alleging that the BJP had brought leaders from outside to the press meet.

Demanding a court-monitored probe into the case, BJP MLA Suvendu Adhikari said the outcome of the probe will yield no outcome if it's done under the supervision of Mamata Banerjee

Police dismantled the stage set up by BJYM members outside varsity campus

According to the state government, it received investment proposals to the tune of Rs 3.42 lakh crore during the two-day Bengal Global Business Summit last year.

So far, a total of 12 persons, including students and alumni, have been arrested in the case.

3 current, 3 former students of varsity among those arrested; were all hostel inmates, say police.

The UGC has sought a report from the university over this and its representatives will visit the campus on Wednesday.

Jadavpur University Registrar Snehamanju Bose visited the hostel where the incident took place.

The CPI(M) hit back at the CM and accused her of trying to “shift the blame”.

According to a senior leader of the party, Nadda asked the state leadership to reach out to the people more effectively.

Given that Dhupguri has a large number of voters belonging to the Rajbongshi community, the ruling party is likely to get political mileage by fielding Nirmal.

Basirhat Superintendent of Police (SP) JB Thomas said the investigation into the incident has been initiated and they will soon arrest the culprits soon

Speaking about the enactment of the Economic Offenders Act in 2018, the Prime Minister said the government is aggressively pursuing economic offenders and informed about the recovery of assets worth over 1.8 billion dollars from economic offenders and fugitives.

Singh was addressing reporters at the conclusion of the third G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group meeting.

Sinha was known for his specialisation in nuclear physics, high energy physics, Quark Gluon Plasma and early universe cosmology.

A fellow first-year student alleged that the death was caused by ragging by a few hostel seniors. Initial probe revealed that the student was bullied allegedly by some senior boarders of the hostel, police said.