BANGALORE (PNS ): he Bangalore Police on Tuesday booked two students — Ayed Afzal Ali and Vishal Banerji — for the murder of Richard Loitam, 19-year-old second semester student of the Acharya NRV School of Architecture in Bangalore. Even though the police have booked the two students for the alleged murder of Loitam, they have not made any arrest so far.
A Manipuri student was found dead in his hostel bed on the afternoon of April 18. While the police are awaiting the final forensic report of his death, his friends and family are crying foul. They allege that Richard was brutally assaulted by his seniors the night before he died.
According to the FIR filed with the Madanayakanahalli police by Richard’s hostel warden S Sudhakar, the student met with an accident on April 16 and was subsequently treated at Sapthagiri Hospital. On the night of April 17, he reportedly quarrelled with his roommate Vishal Banerjee over watching an IPL match. Another roommate, Sayed Afzal Ali, intervened and hit Richard on the face and head. Following the altercation, Richard returned to his room and was found dead the next day. However, with the post-mortem report being inconclusive, police had been looking for more leads. They said they were waiting for the report from the Forensic Science Laboratory.
“The post-mortem shows it is a homicide or by physical assault. So, I want that the case be converted into homicide case. We demand justice and the culprit should be punished,” Dr Vidyabali Devi, Richard’s mother had said earlier. Her anger was echoed by Richard’s friends and several other students who held protests at the Jantar Mantar in the national Capital and at the Town Hall in Bangalore over alleged police inaction in the case.
The police had earlier registered a case of death under suspicious circumstances. However, Richard’s family had been alleging foul play since the first day.
This comes a day after the Bangalore Police said that the reason for the Manipur boy’s fight with his friend could have been a two-wheeler accident. The police had also said that Richard was injured after the accident.
According to sources on the night of April 17, Richard reportedly quarrelled with his hostel mate Vishal Banerjee over watching an IPL match. Another student, Syed Afzal Ali, intervened and hit Loitam on the face and head. Following the altercation, Loitam returned to his room and was found dead the next day.
The management of the college has assured the police of full support in the probe. “The police have already interviewed several students, teachers and hostel authorities. Action should be taken against whosoever is involved,” the college management said in a release.
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