BAMS student found dead in Saharanpur, family alleges murder
Meerut, Jan. 28 -- A Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) student from Delhi was found dead under "suspicious circumstances" in Saharanpur on Sunday night, police said, triggering protests by his family and fellow students, who alleged that the death was not accidental but a planned murder.
Police identified the deceased as Vishal Gautam, 28, a resident of Delhi and a first-year student at Guru Dronacharya Ayurvedic Institute in Saharanpur, where he was residing in the hostel.
According to police, Gautam had gone out late at night with two friends on a motorcycle to buy food and beverages.
All three were riding on the same bike when an unidentified speeding vehicle allegedly hit them near Khushalipur village in the Behat (Bihargarh) police station area, around 500 metres from the medical institute.
Police said the impact was so severe that the three students were thrown nearly five feet into the air before falling onto the road. During the collision, Gautam's head came under the wheels of the vehicle, killing him on the spot. His two companions sustained injuries and were taken to a hospital.
The family alleged that Gautam was subjected to continuous ragging, was under severe mental stress, and that his death was a murder made to appear as an accident. However, police said no FIR has been filed yet on the basis of these allegations.
The situation escalated after members of the Bhim Army staged a sit-in, police said....
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