Guwahati, 2nd September: After nearly a month and a half, the authorities at NIT-Silchar have imposed punitive measures on 16 students involved in the moral policing incident that occurred on July 27, 2023.
Reports indicate that 12 of these students have been fined Rs 10,000 each as part of their punishment.
The students who received fines have been identified as Raghuvendra Singh, Supratik Saha, Rajan Kumar Raj, Mirajul Islam Sayem, Jyotishka Bhattacharjee, Jyotirmoy Kalita, Pappu Mondal, Abhijit Doley, Konkan Jyoti Kalita, Rohit Nandi, Abhinav Goswami, and Saurabh Jyoti Saikia.
Additionally, four students implicated in this case have been rusticated for two semesters, spanning from July to December 2023 and January to June 2024. During this period of rustication, they will also be expelled from the hostel.
The students facing rustication and hostel expulsion are identified as Saurabh Kumar Meena, Himanshu, Rohit Kumar Meena, and Mahmud Zubair Mahmud Pratim.
In a previous incident, a disturbing case of moral policing unfolded at NIT Silchar when three kitchen staff members at the institute’s hotel were attacked by a group of students on allegations of stealing mobile phones.
The enraged students dragged the cooks to the ground inside the dormitory and subjected them to a brutal assault.
The video of this shocking incident went viral on social media, sparking outrage across the state.
Following the incident, NIT administrators established an investigative team to thoroughly examine the matter. After a comprehensive investigation, the NIT authorities have now taken stringent action against the NIT students directly involved in the incident.