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Nursing students ransack their institute

— Photo: Lingaraj Panda

IN AGITATION MODE: Striking students of the College of Nursing trying to break open the main gate of the college in Berhampur on Thursday.

BERHAMPUR: Angry students of the government nursing college in the city ransacked their institution on Wednesday night following the disappearance of a failed student. The agitation of the girls of the institute was continuing when reports last came in.

All attempts of the administration to pacify the students of the nursing college failed till 8 p.m. on Thursday. The institute remained locked up by the students. The students of the nursing college inside the MKCG Medical College campus remained stubborn. They stuck to their demand of removal of their principal Amrita Lenka from her post and said they would continue their agitation till the girl returned back.

Medical college administrative officer Ranjan Sharma held discussion with the students to end their agitation. But he failed in his effort. Berhampur Sub-Collector Dhananjay Swain reached the campus and held a discussion with the agitators but he too failed.

Speaking to newsmen, Mr. Swain claimed that the girl was safe but did not say where she was.

On Wednesday evening, a third year student of the institution, Itirekha Mallik, went missing from the hostel after declaration of results in which she had failed. Later, she sent an SMS to one of her friends in which she blamed the staff for her failure. The students informed about her disappearance to the college principal and started searching for her in the city. They could not locate her anywhere till late night. They were irked when they found that the principal had also not informed the police about it in time. It triggered protests and the students ransacked the office and other rooms of the institute.

The mother of the girl, P.D. Dakua, also reached the campus from Bhawanipatna and claimed that the girl talked to her over phone at 11 a.m. stating that she was safe.

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