Nursing student's suicide: College hostel rector suspended

PALANPUR: The rector of the hostel where a 19-year-old nursing student had hanged self to death over alleged harassment over fees was suspended on Friday by the management of M L Charitable Trust, that runs Jyotiba Nursing College in Bhandu village of Visnagar in Mehsana, where the deceased studied.
Sandhya Kokani, a second year nursing student from Tapi district was found hanging by the ceiling fan in her hostel room by her friends on Wednesday.Her father had on Thursday alleged that his daughter ended life due to the harassment by the authorities of the college.
On Friday, college trustee Rakesh Patel said, "Besides suspending the in-charge rector Saloniben, the trust management also cancelled the contract of the contractor operating the hostel mess."
According to deputy superintendent of police Visanagar MB Vyas, investigation was on in the case and they have sent her mobile and other materials to the forensic laboratory.
In a letter addressed to Visnagar police, Sandhya's father Bharat Kokani had alleged that the college officials had been harassing his daughter and had also threatened not to allow her to sit for examination if the fees was not paid immediately.