Goa, Sept. 12 -- Alleging that the drug menace has crept into even the most secure establishments in the state, educationist Prashant Naik on Friday said it was unrealistic to believe that schools and colleges would remain untouched. Addressing the media, he pointed out that if narcotics had already infiltrated the Colvale Central Jail, there was no reason to assume that educational campuses were immune from such problems.

Naik was reacting to the rising concerns over the recent student deaths in South Goa, which have triggered outrage among parents, activists, and the civil society. He demanded that South Goa Collector Egna Cletus must conduct a thorough and impartial inquiry intoall five deathsthat have occurred in the recent past, and...