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RTU Student Found Dead in Kota Hostel, Protests Erupt Over Alleged Negligence
- •A 19-year-old first-year IT student of Rajasthan Technical University, Akshit Sharma, was found dead in his hostel room under mysterious circumstances.
- •Fellow students protested on campus, accusing the administration of severe negligence and claiming the student died from a snakebite without receiving timely medical help.
- •Protesters locked the university's main gate, demanding the removal of the chief warden and compensation for the grieving family.
- •University officials and police stated that the exact cause of death will only be determined after the postmortem report is released.
- •Students also highlighted broader campus safety issues, including the lack of round-the-clock medical facilities and frequent snake sightings in the area.
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Protests erupted on the campus after a 19-year-old first-year IT student named Akshit Sharma was found dead in his hostel room. Angry students accused the university administration of severe negligence, claiming he did not receive timely treatment after a snakebite, and demanded the removal of the chief warden along with compensation for the deceased's family.
Students claimed that the chief warden arrived an hour late and that an ambulance was held unnecessarily at the main gate for 30 minutes for inspection even though Akshit's hands had turned blue. They also highlighted issues such as the campus dispensary closing early at 2 pm with doctors often unavailable, alongside frequent snake sightings in the area.
Chief warden D K Yadav and DSP Manish Sharma both stated that the exact cause of death would only be revealed after the postmortem report and autopsy. While senior students claimed Akshit fell unconscious from a snakebite and lacked timely care, the chief warden ruled out snakebite prior to the autopsy results.
