Legislation college students from Mumbai College’s Thane sub-centre, all ladies, have complained that they’ve obtained nameless letters with obscene content material of their lecture rooms and luggage. Whereas college students have knowledgeable varsity authorities, they’ve additionally submitted a written grievance to the native police station.
Complainant college students stated they’ve been repeatedly receiving such letters prior to now 10-15 days. Initially, the incident went unreported after a warning was issued by the category consultant. However the grievance was quickly lodged to varsity authorities when the letters appeared once more.
The problem gained consideration when affected college students approached Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) which then reported the matter to Mumbai College’s Vice Chancellor Dr Ravindra Kulkarni. In a press release, ABVP Mumbai head Sankalpa Faldesai stated, “The grievance by college students is dated December 5. This reveals that the difficulty has endured for 10-15 days. But no concrete motion has been taken by Mumbai College on this regard. It raises critical issues over the varsity’s strategy to college students’ security.”
The assertion additional alleges, “College students together with their dad and mom needed to strategy the police with their complaints, because the Thane campus director was unwilling to simply accept the written grievance by affected college students. Varsity authorities ought to have as a substitute taken affected college students into confidence and helped them, contemplating the environment of concern it has created on the campus, and amongst ladies, with the dad and mom of some even contemplating cancelling admission.”
Confirming that ABVP despatched a grievance letter on behalf of affected college students, an official from MU stated, “An inquiry committee has already been fashioned to probe into this grievance.”
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