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Jaipur: Students using illegal means to perform well in exams is not uncommon, but a student from Uganda is paying a heavy price for such a crime in Jaipur.
The student, Mujungu Mark, had come to the Rajasthan University and allegedly got his marks increased illegally.
Fifteen years later, his case is yet to be settled, and with no Visa or Work Permit, he has no means of earning a living. In desperation, the student has now petitioned a Jaipur Court to either allow him to return to Uganda, or be thrown into Jail to feed himself.
"I've lost most of my life. I mean half of my life is gone just like that though I've done nothing wrong. I'm not married yet. I don't know how my brothers and sisters now look like or how my father looks like. I've also lost my mother recently," said Mujungu Mark, Student from Uganda.
Ironically, three years ago, the University closed the case and a local court even allowed Mark to return to his country. But till now, the Rajasthan Anti Corruption Bureau has refused to give him a No Objection Certificate, and Mark now feeds himself by selling watches on the footpath.
"If he had been a citizen from a First World country, his case would have been settled in one year. But since he comes from a small country like Uganda, nobody is bothered about his plight," said Sudhir Badetia, Mark's Lawyer.
Through a Mercy Petition, Mark has now pleaded in a Jaipur Court that he should either be sent back to Uganda, or thrown into jail so that he gets a roof on his head, and two square meals. The case will come up for hearing on December 13.
Stuck in India for the last 15 years
The student, Mujungu Mark, had come to the Rajasthan University and allegedly got his marks increased illegally.
Fifteen years later, his case is yet to be settled, and with no Visa or Work Permit, he has no means of earning a living. In desperation, the student has now petitioned a Jaipur Court to either allow him to return to Uganda, or be thrown into Jail to feed himself.
"I've lost most of my life. I mean half of my life is gone just like that though I've done nothing wrong. I'm not married yet. I don't know how my brothers and sisters now look like or how my father looks like. I've also lost my mother recently," said Mujungu Mark, Student from Uganda.
Ironically, three years ago, the University closed the case and a local court even allowed Mark to return to his country. But till now, the Rajasthan Anti Corruption Bureau has refused to give him a No Objection Certificate, and Mark now feeds himself by selling watches on the footpath.
"If he had been a citizen from a First World country, his case would have been settled in one year. But since he comes from a small country like Uganda, nobody is bothered about his plight," said Sudhir Badetia, Mark's Lawyer.
Through a Mercy Petition, Mark has now pleaded in a Jaipur Court that he should either be sent back to Uganda, or thrown into jail so that he gets a roof on his head, and two square meals. The case will come up for hearing on December 13.
Stuck in India for the last 15 years