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A second-year BDS student at Sharda University in Greater Noida died by suicide, alleging harassment and humiliation by faculty members.
A student at the Sharda University in Greater Noida died by suicide. | Image: CNN-News18
The father of a second-year BDS student at Sharda University in Greater Noida, who died by suicide on Monday, said she was under intense psychological stress due to the way certain faculty members treated her.
The body of the student was found in the hostel room of the university, which comes under the jurisdiction of the Knowledge Park Police Station. The deceased student accused her teachers of harassment and humiliation in a suicide note.
Following the incident, tensions escalated on campus as students staged protests, demanding accountability from the college authorities. A heated exchange also broke out between police personnel and protesting students.
Seven people, including six university staff, have been booked in the case, and two faculty members named in the suicide note have been arrested.
What Did The FIR Say?
The student had complained to her father about being repeatedly humiliated in class by faculty members and threatened with academic consequences, according to the FIR seen by the Hindustan Times.
The family told police that the student’s father visited the university on July 14 after her daughter’s complaint, and personally met the Dean, HOD and other faculty members, who assured him that she would not be harassed further.
“My daughter was under immense mental pressure because of how she was treated by certain faculty members. Despite my meeting with the university officials just days before, no action was taken. They gave verbal assurances but continued to harass her,” the victim’s father said.
The student was reportedly told that her work would not be approved and she would be barred from exams. The next day, she took the extreme step. Her father said she was “tortured” and evidence regarding her death was also “destroyed”.
The university has not issued any official statement in connection with the case yet. The incident comes days after a college student in Odisha’s Balasore district died after setting herself on fire, allegedly over harassment by a teacher.
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Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international…Read More
Aveek Banerjee is a Senior Sub Editor at News18. Based in Noida with a Master’s in Global Studies, Aveek has more than three years of experience in digital media and news curation, specialising in international… Read More
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