Murud beach tragedy: Angry kin want an answer

SPPU Vice-Chancellor Wasudeo Gade said the college would be issued a letter within next two days. “The inquiry committee report has been submitted to us and we have referred it to the legal department to draft a letter to the college. As far as I know, there are some suggestions to the college under the University Act. We can give you the details on Monday,” he said.

Parents of the deceased students alleged that they met with authorities of SPPU a couple of days ago who asked them to go lenient on the college authorities. “We were told that the students won’t come back, we should let it go but we asked for stern action for negligence,” said Sadiq Kazi, maternal uncle of deceased student Sumaiyya Ansari.

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While college authorities said that it is a confidential report, sources at the higher education department said that the 61-page report absolves the teachers of any negligence in the incident citing statements of surviving students and instead, pushes the blame on government officials for not raising awareness on the accident spot and points out various suggestions for the same.

A retired government employee Abdul Bashid Kazi, who lost his daughter Seefa in the incident, alleged complicity of varsity officials with college authorities in delaying the report and action.