Kolkata: The Calcutta University (CU) syndicate on Friday showcaused Gourav Dutta Mustafi of Rajabazar Science College who had allegedly slapped Bhaskar Chandra Das of the Chemical Engineering department on February 7, for protesting against low marks secured by a section of students.
The accused student has been asked to reply to the showcause notice within 15 days on the
|basis of which the university will decide on the next course of action.
"We have showcaused the student and have sought his reply. We have condemned the incident and we want to ensure that such untoward incident do not happen in future," CU vice-chancellor Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee said after the syndicate meeting.