The household of Surabhi Verma, the IIT Delhi PhD scholar who misplaced her life to a pit collapse throughout a paleoclimatology analysis journey proper outdoors the Lothal Harappan valley civilization website in Ahmedabad, has submitted an utility with the Ahmedabad Rural Police in search of the registration of an FIR within the case.
Surabhi’s father Ram Khelawan Verma, who’s a authorities college instructor in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh, informed The Indian Specific that the police haven’t but recorded statements of the household.
“Regardless of registering a criticism with the Koth police station on December 8 and sharing the copy of the identical with the police official involved, PN Gohil (PSI of Koth police station), the police haven’t taken any motion to this point. After I requested for a similar on December 14, we had been informed that the police have a timeline of three months and through this time, if one thing is detected then required motion will probably be taken accordingly. However to this point, they haven’t recorded any statements.”
Whereas police officers mentioned they’re but to obtain the household’s utility by official means, a duplicate of the identical was obtained on WhatsApp and police have taken main cognizance of it, mentioned officers.
The applying, accessed by The Indian Specific, is addressed to the officer in-charge of Koth police station, and states that Surabhi had gone on a three-day analysis journey along with her professor from IIT Delhi and two different individuals, together with a professor and scholar from IIT Gandhinagar had been additionally with them, when she misplaced her life on November 27. Naming a college member, the letter states that there was “gross negligence” on the a part of the professor and the institute. It additional acknowledged that security measures weren’t taken into consideration whereas digging the pit for analysis, which was additionally dug within the prohibited zone of the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) utilizing a JCB machine from the highway contractor. The applying additional alleged, “Surabhi was despatched into the pit with none security belts or helmet by the school member and that there was no security staff on standby on the spot. Neither the native administration nor the ASI had been knowledgeable about the identical.”
Within the utility, the household has requested the police to lodge an FIR below the related sections of the regulation and take motion towards these liable for Surabhi’s loss of life.
The Indian Specific spoke to Superintendent of Police Om Prakash Jat, who mentioned, “We’re investigating the case taking all components into consideration. We’re but to obtain sure paperwork sought from IIT Delhi. Investigation stays underway.”
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