Students Stage Protest At This Assam College, Days After Suicide At Campus

The protests, which began at 7:30 am, took place at the National Institute Of Technology in Silchar.

Students at a premier engineering college in Assam on Monday staged a sit-in on the campus demanding the sacking of the dean of the academics for his alleged role in the suicide of a student recently.

The protests, which began at 7:30 am, took place at the National Institute Of Technology in Silchar.

Electric Engineering student Koj Buker, from Andhra Pradesh, was found dead in his hostel room on September 14.The students allege that Buker was not allowed to go to the classes in fifth semester and was repeatedly insulted by the Dean of Academics, BK Roy, in front of the other students a few days back.