Student's death at Jadavpur University: Cops probe sex harassment allegations

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Two students of Jadavpur University were arrested on Sunday for their alleged involvement in the ragging of Swapnadip Kundu, an undergraduate student, who died after falling from the balcony of a hostel.

Police have taken cognisance of JU students' social media posts, including photographs, which suggest there was an element of sexual harassment in the ragging of the deceased. "He was definitely tormented by the boarders. There can be some passive sexual harassment. We are probing the matter," a senior police officer said.

"A second-year Economics student from Bankura and a Sociology student from Hooghly were arrested on Sunday. Both are boarders from the same hostel and were present when Kundu allegedly fell," the officer said. "A former student of the university, who was staying at the hostel, was nabbed on Friday," he added.

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