Hyderabad: The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) Hyderabad unit has demanded a full-fledged inquiry into the suspicious death of Sahastranshu Pandey, a final-year B.A. LLB student of NALSAR University, who died under unexplained circumstances on the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday.
In a press note issued on September 23, ABVP Greater Hyderabad City Secretary Prithviteja said the death of the 5th-year law student “has created deep shock” and has now turned into “a mystery.” The student leader questioned why no case had been registered, why the body was moved without a post-mortem, and why the university suddenly declared 12 days of holidays, an unprecedented move, in the immediate aftermath of the incident.
The statement further pointed out that the absence of CCTV cameras and lack of hostel supervision have left students vulnerable. It alleged that NALSAR, a premier law university, lacked even basic health facilities on campus, forcing students to travel nearly 15 km for emergency medical care. “The management has completely abandoned the future of students and is running the institution without minimum supervision. Strict action should be taken against those responsible,” the press release said, adding that Sahastranshu’s death must be registered as a suspicious case and thoroughly investigated.
Background
As per information gathered, Sahastranshu, who was attending a late-night get-together on campus coinciding with a festival, developed sudden health complications and was rushed first to a private hospital at Alwal and later to another hospital at Suchitra junction, where his condition deteriorated further.
His body was eventually shifted to Raipur after university authorities and parents were discussed over the phone. Since the family did not raise suspicion at that time, no case was filed, and no post-mortem examination was conducted before the body was released.
Interestingly, University officials later suspended all classes from September 22 to October 1, with academic activity expected to resume only on October 6.
Meanwhile, sources also that the doctor usually present on campus has been missing since the incident, raising quiet but growing concerns among students about possible medical negligence.
