It has been almost a month since Akshay Kamble, a Badlapur boy, who was studying at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, went missing. While police investigation continues and his family awaits news, a statement issued by the Coordination of Science and Technology Institutes' Student Association (COSTISA) on Tuesday evening has sparked a controversy. The students' body has alleged that premier institutes of India have miserably failed to understand the experiences of students, especially from marginalised sections of society, and no precautionary measures or strict actions have been taken to avoid such incidents.

Akshay Kamble celebrates his birthday. File pic