City Police Commissioner Anurag Sharma made it clear that Mudassir Kamaram, the Ph D student of IFLU, committed suicide by hanging.
In a media statement on Sunday, the Commissioner said that Kamran took the extreme step on Saturday due to personal differences between him and his friend Vasim Salim, another Ph.D student. They were good friends and roommates, but subsequently, fell out with each other because of personal differences and developed enimosity. Vasim Salim complained to the university authorities about repeated physical and mental harassment being meted to him by Mudasir Kamran.
On January 29, Prof Vizra of IFLU gave a memo to the deceased to explain about his misbehaviour. On March 1, Prof. Vizra rang up Osmania Unversity Police Station and informed that Mudassir Kamran and Vasim Salim were quarrelling on which the patrol vehicle went to IFLU and brought both the students to the Police station. Chief Warden Vedasharan also came along with them to the Police Station. Vasim Salim gave a written complaint regarding the harassment including assault against Mudasssir. However, the local Sub-Inspector of Police Madhusudhan Reddy counseled both the students who were taken back by Vedasharan.
Vedasharan also gave an undertaking that he will look into the matter and sort out the differences. On Saturday evening the door of the deceased Mudassir Kamran’s room was found bolted from inside and on suspicion when the door was broken open, it was found that Mudassir Khan had committed suicide by hanging. He was shifted to Andhra Mahila Sabha Hospital where he was declared brought dead. While lodging the complaint some students alleged harassment and inaction on the part of University authorities also.
A case in Crime No. 79/2013 u/s 306 IPC was registered and investigation was taken up. Postmortem has been completed and the body is being dispatched to the deceased Mudassir Kamran’s native place at Parigam village of Phulwama district of Jammu & Kashmir.
Senior officials including the Commissioner, Director General of Police (Law & Order) SA Huda visited the hospital and discussed the matter with university authorities including the Vice Chancellor. The local Kashmiri youth who were present there, have been assured of all possible help and cooperation from the side of administration and police. (INN)