Akshay Kamble, an IIT Kanpur third year Computer Science student, hailing from Badlapur,Maharashtra, has been missing from campus since November 29, 2017. The 20‐year old dalit student had gone missing after he reportedly left the campus on 29th to catch a train for Mumbai. But he did not reach home at the expected time. His father rushed to IIT Kanpur on 30th. He received almost no help from the IIT administration in making inquiries about his son’s whereabouts and the circumstances of his stay on campus. The police at Kalyanpur police station refused to lodge an FIR until very recently and also made insensitive comments. The lack of cooperative behaviour of various authorities has caused additional mental stress for the father who has been looking for his son relentlessly. The matter of missing becomes even more disturbing if we note that even after nearly four weeks since his disappearance, news of the incident has had poor coverage in print and social media. Akshay was a bright student who was doing academically well in IIT Kanpur. He is from an economically modest family and grew up in predominantly Marathi speaking locality. Akshay’s father, Bhimrao Kamble, a school teacher, sees the missing of his son connected to the ragging and mental harassment that his son has been facing from some students in the campus. Akshay had been the target of mockery over different matters ranging from his simple life style, regional [Read More...]
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