Sharda University student dies by suicide after alleging harassment, two faculty members arrested
A second-year dental student at Sharda University in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida allegedly died by suicide in her hostel room on Friday after being subjected to “mental duress” from two of her professors, The Hindu reported.
A note purportedly recovered from the 21-year-old student’s room named six persons and stated that she had been humiliated and mentally harassed, The Indian Express reported.
Two of the professors named in the note, Shairy Vashisht and Mahinder Singh Chauhan, were arrested, The Times of India reported. Both faculty members have been suspended, Public Relations Officer of Sharda University Ajit Kumar told The Indian Express.
“Five persons have been named in the FIR [first information report],” Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Sudhir Kumar was quoted as saying by The Hindu. “Two persons have been taken into custody for questioning.”
The FIR was registered at Greater Noida’s Knowledge Park police station based on a complaint by the woman’s father.
The student’s father alleged that university officials took her body down from the noose and shifted it to Sharda Hospital without informing the police or the family, The Indian Express reported.
Sudhir Kumar told the newspaper that the university administration informed the police about the incident around 9.30 pm on Friday.
The student’s father also claimed that his daughter had been “instigated to die by suicide” and “tortured”. One of the accused had allegedly...
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