Overview
- Police booked the Tolani Maritime Institute principal and three officials under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 106, a charge for causing death by negligence.
- The case traces to April 5 when 20-year-old cadet Vishal Verma was hanging from a basketball ring that failed, and the structure struck his head, leading to his death at a nearby hospital.
- An inquiry conducted after the initial accidental death report found the hoop and its pole were old and rusted, and officers said a lack of regular maintenance led to the collapse.
- The FIR, filed by Verma’s brother at the Talegaon MIDC police station, names principal Sanjit Kanungo and identifies the maintenance lead, the sports head, and a management official by role.
- Students held protests on campus after the death, a video showed them confronting a police officer, and the family alleges there was no ambulance on site and that medical help was delayed as the probe continues.