Kannur, April 19 -- The Prestige Educational Trust, which manages Anjarakkandy Dental College in Kannur, on Sunday rejected allegations that caste-based discrimination and harassment led to the death of first-year BDS student R L Nithin Raj.

In a detailed statement, the management termed all such claims "completely baseless" and maintained that the incident was linked to a personal loan taken by the student, according to a release.

According to the Trust, Nithin jumped from the top of the medical college building on April 10, shortly after discussions in the principal's office regarding harassment faced by a faculty member from a loan app. The staff member was receiving repeated calls and messages as her number was listed as a reference...