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Kumar Harsh killed in accident

NEW DELHI: Dr. Kumar Harsh, the face and spokesperson of the students' movement against the government move to reserve seats for Other Backward Classes in Central universities and other institutions of higher learning, has been killed in a road accident in Bali.

The 34-year-old clinical oncologist sustained extensive injuries in the abdomen and brain and was rushed to a hospital in that city on Tuesday night. His family has reached Bali to bring the body back home.

Dr. Harsh, who was also president of the Resident Doctors' Association at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi, had recently joined a private hospital in the city.

“Everyone is shocked by the news. There is a deep sense of loss and we can only offer our support to his family at this time of need,'' said AIIMS Faculty Association president Dr. Manoj Singh.

Courage

“Dr. Harsh will forever be in our memories as a person who had the courage and conviction to fight for what is right. He was a good doctor and more importantly a sensitive human being,'' said Dr. Kaushal Sharma, a former colleague of Dr. Harsh at AIIMS.

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