‘HRD panel claims Rohith Vemula wasn’t Dalit’
The panel set up by the HRD Ministry to investigate Hyderabad University scholar Rohith Vemula's death has reportedly concluded that he didn’t belong to the Scheduled Caste community. The one-man panel consisting of ex-Allahabad HC judge AK Roopanwal, appointed by the then HRD Minister Smriti Irani, has submitted its report to the UGC. Vemula's brother has, however, rejected this claim.