Final-year MBBS student found dead in hostel room at Maulana Azad Medical College
A 23-year-old final-year MBBS student was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her hostel room at Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) on Monday afternoon, police said. No suicide note was recovered from the spot and the reason behind her extreme step is yet to be ascertained. The deceased has been identified as a resident…
IIT Kharagpur student dies by suicide in hostel room
A student from Telangana, K Kiran Chandra, died by suicide in his hostel room at IIT Kharagpur on Tuesday night. He was a fourth-year dual degree student in the Department of Electrical Engineering. He was found hanging by his hostelmates around 10 pm. The police have registered a case of unnatural death and are investigating…
Jadavpur University ragging probe panel recommends expulsion of 4 students, suspension of 31 others
The ragging probe panel set up by Kolkata’s Jadavpur University (JU) to investigate the death of a 17-year-old student who fell from the boys’ main hostel on August 10, 2023, has submitted its report with several recommendations. The panel confirmed that the student, Swapnadip Kundu, a first-year Bengali Honours student, was subjected to ragging by…
IIT-Delhi Suicides: Second Student Found Dead in Hostel Room in Two Months
A second student from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-Delhi) has been found dead in his hostel room in two months. The student, identified as Anil Kumar, was a second-year student pursuing B. Tech in Mathematics and Computing. He was found hanging from the ceiling of his hostel room on September 1, 2023. This…
Harassed by Personal Loan apps, Engineering student kills self
A 22-year-old engineering 3rd year student died by suicide at his residence in Bengaluru on Tuesday allegedly after being harassed by recovery agents for failing to pay back money he had borrowed from three instant loan apps. Deceased was identified as Thejas Nair, a resident of HMT Staff Quarters in Jalahalli. Thejas was a sixth-semester…