Edu-leaders

According to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), 12 out of 18 students of the sham Tri Valley University have been freed of radio collars.

The NHRC had issued a notice to the Indian ministry of external affairs on February 7 this year on the same alleging human rights violation of the students.

"The ministry of external affairs (MEA), in response to the notice, has informed that radio collars have been removed from 12 out of 18 students of the Tri Valley University in California, US, and the remaining students will also get their radio collars removed very soon,” said the statement.

"The ministry has emphasised that the students were in the US on valid visas or authorisations and the investigations being conducted by the US authorities pertain to violation of visa conditions relating to class attendance, residence and work," the statement added.

A communication from Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao on the issue said that India had strongly protested radio collars as unacceptable, demanding that the same should be removed immediately. "We have also conveyed that we expect the US government to take steps to prevent such universities from exploiting foreign students," Rao said.

Nearly 1,500 Indian students affected by the sham US varsity face the prospect of deportation unless they can secure admission to another school to maintain their visa status. Out of them, 18 Indian students were radio-tagged to prevent them from flying.

Source: igovernment