Mohan Kuthar
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Aug 1: Students of Mangalore University at Konaje here held a protest in front of the main gate of the university on Tuesday August 1, and demanded to hand over probe into the suicide case of Kavya, a student of Alva's college, Moodbidri, to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Pratheek, a student, speaking on the occasion, noted that a number of girls have been dying in this prestigious educational hub since some years. He said that the death of Kavya has turned into a horrible incident for the student community as a whole.

"It appears that lives of sports persons are not valued. We condemn the entire incident. Although they show CCTV footage of the student going in and out, the footage of the body being taken out is not being shown. In the past too, several girl students of the college had committed suicide. Because of some very strong and strange reasons, suicides are happening in hostel buildings there. We condemn the fact that students who are good at sports activities are not being given any value in a college where international level sports pesons are being mentored. This case needs to be handed over to CBI at the earliest," he stated.

Another student, Siraj, said people have suspicion about the death of Kavya. He too supported the demand for handing over the case to CBI. "Students need to be given due importance and respect in educational institutions across the district. This is not a protest against this particular educational institutions, but in support of demand to see that parents of Kavya get justice," he added.

Harish M said that the student community had come together here with the sole purpose of ensuring that social justice is done. "This is not a protest against any particular individual or institution. In the book written by Ambedkar, there is mention about right to protest. Hence, we have set aside norms of cast, religion etc, and come together for striving to get social justice," he explained.

A girl student, Shubhada, wanted culprits behind this case to be brought to book. To make that happen, she said, there is a need to give this case to CBI.

Before the protest was held at the main gate of the university, the students took out a protest procession in the compound of the university.