Hyderabad: Guntur District Collector Kantilal Dande ordered a probe into caste status of research scholar Rohith Vemula who committed suicide in the University of Hyderabad in January.
Dande said, "We will soon conduct a comprehensive inquiry to find the actual community status of Rohith Vemula."
Earlier, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes had certified that Rohith belonged to the Mala community, which comes under Scheduled Castes category in Andhra Pradesh.
It was learnt that the University Grants Commission (UGC) too has sought a report from the Tahsildar, Guntur, on the issue.
Rohith was one of the five Dalit scholars who was expelled by the University of Hyderabad in August 2015 for allegedly attacking a student activist belonging to Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).
He was doing his PhD in science technology and society studies for the past two years.
On January 17, Rohith managed to enter the NRS hostel, locked himself and hanged himself reportedly after being depressed over his expulsion from the university.
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