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Monday 28 January 2013

65-yr-old principal of Mahendra Das College in Gopalganj marries student

A 60-year-old college principal of Mahendra Das College in Gopalganj eloped and got married to his student, which has enraged the students of the college. The irked student unions staged protests outside the college and burned the effigy of the principal. They said that they want the dismissal of the principal.

The principal – Ramdular Das became close to intermediate student – Nibha, who was a studying in his college. He also promoted her as a professor before marrying her.

The principal eloped with the girl and married her in a temple in Gorakhpur on January 16, just to disappear again. The students and other faculty of the college came to know when they returned to the college on January 21.

Surprisingly, Ramdular Das says that, “Getting married at the age of 65 is not right”, adding that “I will continue with my saintly life as I was leading before.”

Nibha said, “I think our marriage was destined. I respected him a lot before we tied the knot and will continue respecting him.”

The incident has left the students and faculty of Mahendra Das College enraged and they say that it is simply unacceptable. The leader of the student union said, “We demand his ouster from our college. If needed, we will not refrain from going on strike.”