Lucknow:A 17-year-old college student is fighting for her life in hospital after she fell from the third floor of the college building.

The deceased Sumbul Ishaq’s family alleges that she was either pushed by senior students, or fell down after she was cornered by a group that was ragging her on Tuesday.

It is learnt that the student has multiple fractures and she cannot speak since her jaw has been hurt very badly. 

A police team visited the private college today to gather more information and to question the principal about her family’s accusations.

Her father, Abu Ishaq, has told the police that Sumbul had complained recently about being harassed by other students both on the bus she took to college and in the college campus. Her complaints to the college management were ignored and the saddest part being humiliated from a teacher for not being fluent in English. 

The police will have to wait untill Sumbul’s condition improves so that they can ask her to help identify her tormentors. College officials say that her cellphone was found after her accident and has been given to the police.

Dr L Shekhar, a senior management official, told the media that no complaint of any ragging or harassment of girl was ever brought to the notice of the management by the girl’s guardians. When the incident took place, the girl was rushed to the hospital by four teachers and a student. The college is cooperating with the police in its investigations.