17 days later, a murder case is registered over the death of a student at Sundernagar nursing college

Seventeen days later, Sundernagar police registered a murder case in connection with the death of the 21-year-old nursing student of Aaroma College, Sundernagar Mandi district.

The deceased’s father, identified as Anjana Thakur, Kishan Chand of Guran village in Balichowki tehsil of Mandi district, had alleged in the complaint filed with the Superintendent of Police Mandi that her daughter, who had fallen from the terrace of her hostel , had been murdered.

The FIR was registered on Sunday under section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

On November 8, the deceased’s family and hundreds of locals had reached Mandi and staged a protest seeking an inquiry into her death. A memorandum was also submitted to the Deputy Commissioner and Superintendent of Police.

Last week, the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) district committee in Mandi had also demanded a judicial probe into the incident. The AIDWA, in a letter to the Mandi deputy commissioner, highlighted inconsistencies surrounding the council’s account of events.

The affidavit filed with the district administration pointed out that after the incident, the hostel director used the victim’s phone (which had a security lock) to contact her aunt instead of her immediate family.

The victim’s father had also pointed out that her bed in the hospital was wet and that she had unexplained injuries to her head.