JNU VC to continue sponsoring the education of Tihar convict’s daughter after retirement

In a heart-warming move, Sudhir Kumar Sopory, vice-chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, who is set to retire on January 27 has decided that he will continue to sponsor the education of the daughter of a Tihar convict.

He has assured the family that his retirement would not have any effect on his pledge to honour the trust that the convict had in him while giving him the responsibility of the child’s education.

It was in November 2013 that the convict had sent him a letter requesting him to guide his 13-year-old daughter and support her through the institution of JNU. Sopory has then decided to sponsor her education from his own money.

The accused has been jailed for the murder of his wife, which his second wife claims as a false accusation, the man has already spent 15 years in Tihar Jail now. His wife, who works as a domestic help, takes care of the girl child as well as his two sons.

"Our daughter wants to study, and we too felt she should get a good education since she is a bright kid," she told TOI. The girl is presently studying in senior school in a government institution in Raghubir Nagar and says that she wants to continue studying.

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