BTech student hangs self at hostel room

Meerut: A 22-year-old student and a resident of Varanasi, Prashant Pandey, was found hanging from the ceiling fan in Meerut’s Chaudhary Charan Singh University (CCSU) hostel room on Tuesday morning. Pandey, a third-year BTech student majoring in information technology, was spotted by fellow students who noticed him hanging from his room's window, said student leader Vineet Chaprana. He added, “Pandey was good in his studies and scored good marks in his first year. However, in the second year, he failed four subjects. His roommate said he was in depression as he failed the semester, owing to which he took the extreme step.” Medical police station SHO Avdesh Kumar said, “Post-mortem was done and the body handed over to his family. No complaint registered in the matter yet.” Krishna Chaudhary

Another student's suicide in Kota: 16-year-old NEET aspirant from Jharkhand hangs self, 23rd case this year

A 16-year-old girl, identified as Richa Sinha, allegedly hanged herself in her hostel room in Kota, Rajasthan. Sinha, a student preparing for the NEET exam, was found dead by the police who received information from a private hospital. No suicide note was found, and the police are currently investigating the reason behind the suicide. This incident marks the 23rd case of suicide by a coaching institute student in Kota this year.

Medical student complains of ragging in hostel

An MBBS student at Rajiv Gandhi Medical College in Thane has accused senior students of ragging in the college hostel. The administration has received the complaint and is currently investigating the incident. No police complaint has been filed yet. The dean of the college has stated that they were informed about the incident and have initiated a probe. The identity of the complainant has not been disclosed.

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