Three leaders of the Dhaka University unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (DU) have been relieved of their organisational duties over allegations of assaulting a physically challenged student at Jagannath Hall.
In a press release issued on Monday, the organisation said disciplinary action were taken against the leaders for violating organisational discipline.
The accused are Chandan Das, Jhalak Das and Ripon Chandra Sarkar, joint conveners of Jagannath Hall unit JCD.
According to the allegations, the incident took place on Sunday evening at a tea stall beneath Rabindra Bhaban of the dormitory.
A dispute reportedly began after Avoy Kumar Singh was found sitting with his legs raised on a bench. Avoy, who has a knee problem, had been sitting that way due to his physical condition.
Later, after he returned to his room, the accused allegedly entered the room and physically assaulted him.
The victim, a student of the Department of Bangla in the 2020-21 academic session, later made a Facebook post, where he described the incident and demanded justice.
Regarding the matter, Jagannath Hall Provost Debashish Pal said he was informed of the incident on the same night.
A six-member investigation committee has been formed, headed by House Tutor Prof Dr Shimul Halder, to look into the incident and the committee has been instructed to submit its report within the next 2-3 days.