Kolkata: Prof. Bidyut Chakraborty, Vice Chancellor of Visva Bharati University, has allegedly been attacked on Tuesday by miscreants at the entrance of his official residence in presence of Officer-in-charge, Santiniketan Police Station.
The attack allegedly took place during a protest by students. Meanwhile, the university registrar has filed a complaint with police.
The complainant stated, “I was informed by the Vice-Chancellor (Prof. Bidyut Chakrabarty) that he had been hit by stones by miscreants at the entrance of his official residence Purbita. He also informed me that the Officer-in-Charge, Santiniketan Police Station, was present on the spot when this happened. A little later, he further informed me that he had been hit in his neck and that he was feeling dizzy. He requested me to urgently send a doctor to his residence and to lodge a complaint to police.”
West Bengal | Prof. Bidyut Chakraborty, Vice Chancellor of Visva Bharati University, has allegedly been attacked by miscreants at the entrance of his official residence in presence of Officer-in-charge, Santiniketan Police Station pic.twitter.com/cM7K9WwtO6
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According to the reports, the VC asked Chief Medical Officer, PM Hospital, Visva-Bharati, to send doctor/paramedics to the Vice-Chancellor’s residence. Later, the doctor from the P.M. Hospital went to VC’s residence and treated him.
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