According to sources, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday spoke to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and urged for a probe by an 'independent agency.'
Earlier, parents of the deceased student had met Patnaik at the Secretariat and had sought intervention of the State government in the matter.
It may be recalled that the +2 first year student was allegedly ragged and beaten up brutally by a few students inside the hostel of Sri Chaitanya College at Visakhapatnam on December 26 last year.
Shreyas was admitted to a hospital in Rourkela for treatment and later shifted to Bhubaneswar. He died while undergoing treatment at the hospital on January 6.
The death had then sparked off widespread resentment with locals observing a bandh in Garposh area in Sambalpur.
Several students' outfits had also carried out rallies demanding a CBI probe into the incident.
A team of Vizag police had also conducted a preliminary investigation by examining doctors at the private hospital where Shreyas was undergoing treatment.
The student Shreyas Kesharwani (Omm) was beaten up by three to four students of Sri Chaitanya College at Visakhapatnam, the family members alleged. The incident occurred on December 26.
Shreyas was beaten inside Prashanti boys’ hostel and badly injured. Though he brought the ragging incidents to the notice of the college authorities, they reportedly did not take any steps in this regard. Unable to get any support from the college administration, he informed his family members who brought him back to Rourkela for treatment.
Family members claimed that Shreyas has named three to four students who had physically tortured him and they have recorded his statements in a mobile video.
Moreover, the students had also threatened to kill Shreyas if he revealed the matter to anybody. It was for this reason, Shreyas had informed the family late about the physical torture, claimed father Shailesh Kesharwani.
Protesting the incident in the educational institute, Shreyas’ villagers staged a demonstration at Garposh and demanded stern action against those involved.
The locals are also demanding action against the concerned authorities of the college and a compensation of Rs 1 crore to family of the student. The agitators had also staged a rail roko in the region to press for their demands.
BJD MP Baijayant Panda also condemned the ragging incident on twitter and urged Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar to take stringent action against erring educational institutions.
"This is unconscionable. Despite many similarly shocking incidents of #ragging deaths, this scourge continues shamelessly. @PrakashJavdekar kindly take stern steps. If you derecognise one or two such colleges, the administrators of all others would get the message,” wrote Panda on Twitter.
Meanwhile, a complaint has been registered at Garposh police outpost based on the allegations of Shreyas' father.
The agitators have called off the demonstration and rail roko after receiving the assurance that immediate and stringent action will be taken on the case, informed Kuchinda SDPO Amitabh Panda.
The body of Shreyas has been sent for cremation, said the SDPO, adding that the case will be transferred to the concerned police station in Visakhapatnam, under whose jurisdiction the incident occurred.
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Holding placards in hands, the students staged a silent protest and demanded a probe by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to unravel the mystery behind Shreyas’ death.
"The college administration and three students are responsible for the death of Shreyas. So far no action has been taken against them," said Shreyas’ uncle, Ashish Kesharwani.
Ashish further informed that the family has submitted a memorandum to the district administration. We have faith on police but as more investigation is needed, we are demanding a CBI probe.
It may be recalled that Shreyas of Sambalpur had died while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar on January 6, 2018 after he was allegedly assaulted and physically tortured by three to four students of Sri Chaintanya College in Visakhapatnam in December last year.
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The post mortem report had also revealed internal injuries to the heart of Shreyas prior to death.
A team from PM Palem police station in Vizag is investigating the matter and had earlier questioned few doctors who had treated Shreyas while he was admitted to a hospital in Bhubaneswar last week.
The family of the deceased student had recently met Union Minister Jual Oram to press for a high level inquiry into the incident.
"The matter will be taken up seriously with senior authorities of Government of India and action will be taken against those found guilty," said Oram.
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