Murud Tragedy: Parents Allege Negligence by College Authorities

Parents said they were pushed out by college authorities when they demanded an explanation for their “negligence.”

Parents of some of the college students who drowned at Murud-Janjira beach have alleged negligence by college authorities (Courtesy: Facebook/ Voice of Borli)

The parents of some of the college students who drowned at Murud-Janjira beach on Monday have alleged “negligence” on the part of college authorities in the aftermath of the incident.

A condolence meet organised by the Abeda Inamdar College, on Wednesday morning, saw the parents of the victims gherao PA Inamdar, president of the Maharashtra Cosmopolitan Education Society (MCES), the group that runs the college.

The parents alleged that they were pushed out unceremoniously by college authorities when they tried to seek an explanation for their “negligence”.

I lost my daughter in the incident. On that tragic day, the college did not even notify me about the incident. It was us who bore the expenses of the ambulance vehicle in which my daughter’s body was carried to the city. The college did nothing. No one from the institute was present in the hospital when the bodies were brought there.

<b>Shakila Sayyad, Mother of Victim Safin Sayyad</b>

The parents and relatives who went to Inamdar to seek an explanation were ill-treated. We were unceremoniously pushed out of his office.

<b>Narsimha Rao, Relative of Victim Rajlaxmi Pandugayala</b>

Heavy police deployment continued at the college campus, on Wednesday, in order to avert any untoward incident.

Meanwhile, Savitribai Phule Pune University Vice-Chancellor WN Gade, who attended the condolence meet, said that a detailed report would be sought from the college over the incident.

We would see whether the guidelines laid down by the varsity regarding educational tours were followed at the picnic

<b>WN Gade, Vice-Chancellor, Savitribai Phule Pune University</b>

He announced an aid of Rs 1 lakh to the victims’ kin by the university.

“A high-level committee would be constituted to ascertain the details of the incident and that the bereaved families would be provided assistance,” PA Inamdar told reporters after the condolence meet.