New Delhi, April 20 -- CPI(M) MP John Brittas on Sunday wrote to Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan seeking urgent intervention on the issue of 'alarming series' of suicides at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Kurukshetra in the past two months. He also called for the formation of a panel to probe the circumstances behind the incidents. Four B.Tech students allegedly died by suicide at NIT Kurukshetra this year between February 16 and April 16 while the campus reported a suicide attempt by a 19-year-old student on Friday night. "The recurrence of such tragic incidents within a premier national institution of higher education raises serious questions regarding student safety, institutional response mechanisms, and the adequacy of mental health support systems," Brittas said in the letter. Education ministry officials didn't respond to HT's request for a comment. HTC...