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Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu assured a just probe to the household of the 19-year-old Dalit pupil who died during attraction connected Friday (December 26, 2025) aft she allegedly faced intersexual harassment and ragging astatine a authorities college.
Speaking to the household members implicit the telephone connected Saturday (January 4, 2026) night, helium underscored the State's unwavering stance against harassment and injustice and assured each imaginable help, a connection said connected Sunday (January 4).
The Himachal CM assured the household that the State Government was committed to a transparent, rigorous, and time-bound investigation. He reaffirmed that the authorities stands successful implicit solidarity with the household and volition guarantee that each those liable are held accountable nether the law.
The State Government connected Saturday (January 3, 2026) suspended Assistant Professor (Geography) Ashok Kumar of the Government College, Dharamshala, successful transportation with the matter.
The determination was taken aft an FIR was registered for intersexual harassment against him. In his complaint, the student's begetter alleged that his girl was beaten by 3 seniors connected September 18, 2025, portion the assemblage prof indulged successful obscene acts with her.
A video of the miss surfaced connected societal media successful which she accused the prof of mentally harassing her, committing indecent acts, and intimidating her erstwhile she protested against his behaviour. Her begetter alleged that pursuing these incidents, his girl went into terrible intelligence stress, starring to a accelerated deterioration successful her health. She died during attraction connected December 26, the complainant said.
Besides the intersexual harassment lawsuit against the professor, the 3 female students person besides been booked for voluntarily causing wounded and communal volition nether Section 115(2) and 3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, too Section 3 of the Himachal Pradesh Educational Institution (Prohibition of) Ragging Act 2009.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has acceptable up a five-member fact-finding committee to analyse the decease of the pupil aft the UGC Anti-Ragging Helpline registered a suo-motu complaint.
The National Commission for Women connected Saturday (January 3) took suo motu cognisance of the lawsuit and sought an action-taken study from the Himachal Pradesh constabulary wrong 5 days.
The National Commission for Women said it has sought a elaborate Action Taken Report (ATR) from authorities authorities wrong 5 days. The Himachal Scheduled Caste Commission and the authorities women's committee person besides sought a study successful this respect from the Kangra Superintendent of Police.
