HOW IT BEGAN

2015

JULY 30: Students of Ambedkar Students’ Union hold a rally in the University of Hyderabad following the hanging of Yakub Memon

AUG 3: Reacting to the meeting, ABVP leader Nandanam Sushil Kumar posts a comment on his Facebook wall calling ASA students goondas

AUG 4: A group of 30 to 40 ASA activists allegedly assault Sushil and force him to write an apology. Next day, he is admitted to hospital for severe stomach ache. Sushil’s parents file a case against Rohith and others for allegedly beating up their son

AUG 5: The University sets up an inquiry by the Proctorial Board

AUG 12: Proctorial Board submits interim report issuing warning to warring groups

AUG 17: Union minister Bandaru Dattatreya writes to then HRD minister Smriti Irani urging action

AUG 31: Proctorial Board submits final report, recommending suspension of Rohith and three others for the semester

SEPT 10: Suspension revoked, matter again referred to executive council

SEPT 21: New V-C Prof Podile Appa Rao constitutes a sub-committee following a letter from Union HRD Ministry

NOV 27: Hyderabad HC seeks action taken report from the University

DEC 17: Five students, including Rohith, suspended again

DEC 20: Suspended students barred from entering academic wings, but allowed to stay in hostel

2016

JAN 3: Rohith and others set up “Velivada” (ghetto of the outcast students) at the shopping complex and start sleeping in the open

Jan 17: Rohith commits suicide

Jan 19: Cyberabad police file FIR against Appa Rao, Dattatreya, 3 others

FEB 2: Centre constitutes one-man committee to look into the suicide

JUNE 22: National Commission for Scheduled Castes declares Rohith a Dalit, based on the report submitted by Guntur district administration

AUG 1: Roopanwal Commission submits report stating that Rohith died of personal reasons and that he was not a Dalit as claimed by him and his mother, but an OBC