NIT Kurukshetra constitutes panel to probe student suicides
Kurukshetra/New Delhi, April 20 -- The National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Kurukshetra has constituted a five-member committee to investigate recent student suicide cases on the campus besides forming three separate committees to look into issues faced by students.
The probe panel will interact with students, professors, wardens, and other staff over the issue. NIT's public relations officer, professor Gian Bhushan, said on Sunday that the committee has been constituted to investigate the recent suicide cases on campus.
The panel is headed by dean of student welfare Lillie Dewan and includes professors J K Kapoor, Praveen Aggarwal, Sandeep Singhal, and Manoj Sinha. The development comes days after a 19-year-old B.Tech student, who hailed from Bihar, allegedly died by suicide on Thursday. Her death sparked protests on campus. The institute has reported four suicide cases in the last two months, with three occurring in April only.
After Bihar girl's death, who allegedly died by suicide, a first-year BTech student allegedly attempted to commit suicide on Friday night, police had said.
The woman student, a Maharashtra native, allegedly threatened and tried to jump off the hostel building, but was stopped by fellow hostellers.
Bhushan also said that the administration has ordered all students to vacate hostels by Sunday in light of the events and keeping in mind the well-being of all students. Out of around 5,300 students residing in hostels, more than 2,500 vacated their rooms until Saturday. The institute has replaced key hostel officials, including the chief warden and deputy warden of the girls' hostel....
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