HC directs swift action on death of CGC student

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has directed the Mohali Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) to take a decision within one month on the representation of Bharat Bhushan Khajuria regarding the unnatural death of his 20-year-old son, Akash Khajuria, a B.Sc. Radiology student at CGC Janjeri, Mohali, who died on March 22.

Bharat Bhushan Khajuria had filed a petition in the High Court seeking an investigation under the supervision of senior officers or the constitution of a Special Investigation Team (SIT), alleging that the local police were not properly investigating the matter. Khajuria, a resident of Shakti Nagar, Jammu, had also filed a representation with the Mohali SSP and other authorities on April 7, but no action has been taken so far.

Bhushan alleged that the local police did not pay attention to his complaint and that blank papers were signed in order to release the body. He further alleged that Akash’s roommate at Amyra City, Kharar, and a friend might be linked to suspicious activities.

Chandigarh