KU student run over by point bus

Students stage protest; VC, professors meet grieving family

KARACHI:

A second-year student from the Karachi University's Social Work Department was run over by a university point bus on campus Friday morning, triggering protests and "calls for justice" from fellow students.

The victim, Aniqah Saeed, daughter of Saeed Ahmed and a resident of Natha Khan Khosa Goth, was critically injured after being hit near the Dr Mehmood Hussain Library. Witnesses said she had disembarked from the same bus moments earlier and was walking towards her department when the vehicle's rear tyres ran over her.

Bystanders rushed the injured student to a nearby hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries.

SHO Mobina Town confirmed that the KU shuttle bus involved in the incident was impounded and the driver, identified as Iqbal, taken into custody. However, he added that the victim's family declined to pursue legal proceedings and Aniqah's body was handed over to them. The incident sparked outrage among students, who staged a protest on the campus demanding justice and accountability.

KU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Khalid Mahmood Iraqi visited the bereaved family, and suspended the bus driver, forming a four-member inquiry committee to investigate the incident and submit a detailed report to ensure preventive measures are implemented.