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Mumbai: Since November 2025, students at Amity University Mumbai have been alleging that contaminated food and water on campus have caused a growing health crisis. At least 122 students have been diagnosed with jaundice and Hepatitis A in the last four months, students have claimed. Despite repeated complaints, they say the university administration has not taken significant action and instead, tried to silence those speaking out.

Several students, who wished to remain anonymous, told The Wire that university authorities have threatened them and frequently contacted them and their parents after videos and complaints about hostel food and water conditions appeared online. One student claimed that after posting a video on Instagram about the issue, both they, along with a friend, were pressured by university officials to delete it.

“They are pressuring me and my friend to delete the video I posted on Instagram and threatening action against us if we don’t remove it,” an undergraduate student at Amity School of Communication (ASCO) told The Wire. 

The student said that no substantial action has been taken besides collecting water samples from the boys’ hostel, girls’ hostel, and cafeteria. They claimed that testing had been done before, but students were never properly informed about who carried out the inspections. This lack of transparency has led to growing distrust, with many students doubting the administration’s assurances that the food and water are safe.

An undergraduate student from the Amity School of Engineering alleged that earlier this year, a man claiming to work at a government-run laboratory in Panvel collected water samples from the boys’ and girls’ hostels. According to the student, the man later informed him in February that the samples were contaminated. However, when the student raised the issue in front of the Amity administration, the Director of Administration (Hostels and Security), and several faculty members, he said they accused him of “lying.” The Wire wrote to the varsity administration but didn’t get any response.

Students are demanding an independent investigation into the food and water quality on campus with student representatives involved. Many say they do not trust internal inquiries by........

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