Two students of the Indian Institute of Management-Indore (IIM-I) were rusticated here after they were allegedly caught red-handed consuming drugs on the institute premises.
The disciplinary committee has requested for rustication of the duo after an investigation, which has been accepted, sources at the institution said.
According to information, Shailpa a Nepali is a student of Integrated Programme in Management and Varun Yadav is enrolled in Post-Graduate Programme in Management.
Meanwhile, a senior official at IIM-I said both the students have the right to appeal against their rustication from the institution.
The institution has informed the local police about the incident.
"The IIM-I administration has informed us in a letter that it has rusticated two students for allegedly consuming some toxic substance on the institute premises," said Kishanganj police station incharge Raghu Prasad.
However, no case has been registered in this connection.