Its vice-chancellor, Haim Hilman Abdullah said maintenance work was carried out “according to procedure and schedule”.

He told reporters this after visiting Vinosiny’s family at their home here.

Vinosiny, 21, was found dead – suspected to have been electrocuted in her hostel room – on May 21.

The case has been classified as sudden death.

Her father had previously accused the university of negligence.

He lodged a police report against the university last week, calling for a thorough investigation “to find out whether they properly maintained the building”.

In his report, Sivakumar said that the police must investigate whether the building had a certificate of fitness and whether the hostel was inspected after it was left vacant for two years due to the movement control order.

When asked about a fire involving one of the university’s hostel blocks last year, Haim described the incident as an isolated case.

“It was caused by some students who used a lot of extension plugs and cooked in the room, not because of some (electrical) fault. It was an isolated incident and not threatening,” he said.

On the gag order issued last week which prevented students from participating in solidarity events for Vinosiny, Naim said the university had clarified the issue in a separate notice to students today.

“That statement was not issued by the right department. It came from the students’ affairs department (HEP) and it was rather harsh in reminding students that the incident was still under investigation,” he said.

“I apologise for the misunderstanding. The statement should have come from the corporate communications unit.”

In a sombre tone, Haim said that as a father himself, he also wanted to know the cause of the incident and promised that the university would not hide anything about the case.

“If there’s a need for an inquest, I will be together with you to seek justice (for Vinosiny),” he told Sivakumar.

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