Tanvir Aeijaz writes from his experience of being part of the sub-committee of the Raghavan Committee that prepared a fact-finding report on the Aman Kachroo case for the Supreme Court:
…not all but some juniors are targeted, as they are perceived as weak, vulnerable and pliant maybe in terms of gender, religion, caste, class and ethnicity. [...]
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Working on helpline for ragging victims: Centre
The Hindu, Legal Correspondent, 21 April 2009
Amann’s father suggested creation of an anti-ragging database: Centre
Government plans to put in place the mechanism in about a week
New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development has began work on developing a model for the crisis-centre helpline to enable ragging victims [...]
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(This is the full text of the affidavit which led to the SC asking the Raghavan Committee to inquire into the Aman Kachroo case.)
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
I.A. No. _____ OF 2009
IN
CIVIL APPEAL No. 887 OF 2009
IN THE MATTER OF:
University of Kerala …Appellant
Versus
Council of Principals of Colleges [...]
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Before he died of brain haemorrhage (and not cardiac arrest as the papers incorrectly claimed), Aman Satya Kachroo wrote a note about who beat him up. In the note he named the four accused who are all now in jail. The note reads like a dying declaration and is signed by 12 witnesses. It seems [...]
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