[Reader-list] Press Release - ‘Roots in Kashmir’ shocked with the ragging death, demands immediate action and high level probe

[Shivam V]

Why Aman Kachroo’s won’t be the last ragging death, and what his
family should do
http://kafila.org/2009/03/10/why-aman-kachroos-wont-be-the-last-ragging-death-and-what-his-family-should-do/





On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 4:41 PM, Pawan Durani <pawan.durani at gmail.com> wrote:
> *Roots in Kashmir*
>
> *Campaign Office: New Delhi*
>
> *Blog: www.kashmiris-in-exile.blogspot.com/*
>
> *Website : www.rootsinkashmir.org *
>
> *E-mail: contact at rootsinkashmir.org*
>
>
>
> *Press Release*
>
> ‘Roots in Kashmir’ shocked with the ragging death, demands immediate action
> and high level probe
>
> *Tuesday, March 10th *
>
> *New Delhi:* *‘Roots in Kashmir’ *a frontline global youth initiative of the
> Kashmiri Pandit youth condemns the killing of teenaged medical student, who
> was ragged and beaten to death mercilessly by his seniors in the Dr Rajendra
> Prasad  Medical College, Kangra in Himachal Pradesh.19 year old Aman Satya
> Kachru who originally hailed from Kashmir breathed his last on Sunday night
> in a local Hospital. His family is based in Gurgaon.
>
> “It is a shocking incident and there are unanswered questions surrounding
> this most unfortunate killing. The college needs to be held responsible for
> this dastardly act by its students inside its premises”, said *Aditya Raj
> Kaul*, a senior member of Roots in Kashmir, who has initiated campaigns in
> the past for Priyadarshini Mattoo, Jessica Lall and Nitesh Katara cases.
>
> “We demand a high level probe from the Himachal Pradesh Government and an
> immediate action against those involved in the torturous killing of this
> innocent youth.” he added.
>
> Among a slew of directions issued by the Supreme Court to stamp out ragging,
> many were aimed at making educational institutions directly responsible for
> acting against the culprits. These included mandatory registration of FIRs
> by the institutions whenever a ragging incident comes to light. ‘In this
> particular incident no such directions were followed, and instead the
> murderers were given free hand to escape as the institution itself remained
> as a mute spectator hours into the crime.”
>
> In 2007, senior supreme court judge, Justice Arijit Pasayat had said in a
> ruling, “The punishment "should be exemplary and justifiably harsh to stop
> recurrence of the ugly incidents". In accordance with the law and the recent
> ruling we demand harshest punishment to the accused and their immediate
> conviction which sets a positive trend.
>
> The delay and usual lack of action from the local administration and the
> college has caused a deep hurt and anguish to the family, relative and
> friends of Aman Satya Kachru. A question hanging in the air is that why the
> R K Raghavan committee report which has Supreme Courts ruling was not
> followed by the said medical college.
>
> The last rites and cremation of Aman Satya Kachru were performed this
> morning at the Lodhi Road Crematorium. Hundreds of family and friends bid a
> tearful adieu to the departed soul. Among others who attended the cremation
> mourning was, *Neelam Katara* who lost her own son Nitish Katara, 8 years
> ago at the hands of criminals. She demanded an immediate stern action
> against the accused and a stop to ragging.
>
> *
> *
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