College student run over by car in Kolkata, friends stage protest – India Today

An Aliah University student was killed after being run over by a speeding car near the institute’s New Town campus in Kolkata on Sunday.

The student was about to cross the road after coming out of the hostel premises when he was knocked down by a car. (Representational image)

By Rajesh Saha: An Aliah University student was killed after being run over by a speeding car near the campus in New Town, Kolkata, on Sunday. This triggered a protest by other students of the varsity demanding immediate arrest of the culprit.

The deceased, identified as Shakeel Ahmed, was an undergraduate student in geography honours. The student was a resident of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

He was about to cross the service road after coming out of the hostel premises when he was knocked down by the vehicle.

Police reached the spot and rushed him to a hospital where he was declared brought dead.

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Following the accident, his friends and other students of the university staged a protest against the police demanding immediate arrest of the accused driver. The students also asked the police to disclose the identity of the car’s owner.

The students took out a protest march against the police on Monday evening from Aliah University to Vishwa Bangla gate.

DCP, New Town, said, “The car has been located in the south Kolkata area and a person who took the car to a service centre has been detained by the police.”

However, the identity of the owner of the car has not been revealed by the police.

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