Chandigarh, July 30 -- A day after a 28-year-old Panjab University (PU) research scholar died of suspected electrocution on campus, the university suspended two engineering officials, while Vice President of India and PU chancellor CP Radhakrishnan ordered a safety audit of the campus.

The student, Jyoti, a microbiology scholar, was walking from Girls Hostel 8 towards her department when the incident took place. She was found lying unconscious on a waterlogged stretch by a worker who was crossing the area on a cycle. He had managed to pull her out using a wooden stick following which she was rushed to Government Multi-Specialty Hospital (GMSH), Sector 16, where doctors declared her brought dead.

In a message posted on social media, the ...