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  • UP Shocker! Man Suspected Of Killing Mother, Wife, 3 Children Before Shooting Self To Death |

    A man allegedly shot his mother, wife and three children dead before killing himself at Plahapur village in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district, police said on Saturday. Anurag Singh, 45, was mentally unstable and this could have led to the incident, Sitapur Superintendent of Police Chakresh Mishra. 

    “We are collecting evidence from the spot and the bodies have been sent for postmortem,” he said. Singh allegedly shot his mother Savitri Singh, 62, wife Priyanka, 40, daughters Aasvi, 12, and Aarna, 8, and son Advik 4. He later shot himself dead, the official said.

    Police units have been deployed to ensure law and order in the village.

  • Haryana YouTuber Live-In Couple Jump Off From Apartment`s 7th Floor, Die

    According to the police, after returning home late at night from a shoot, the couple engaged in an argument over an undisclosed matter.

  • South Korean singer Choi Sung-bong dies by suicide at 33

    By Online Desk

    South Korean singer Choi Sung-bong. who rose to fame after placing second on the talent show ‘Korea’s Got Talent’ in 2011, has died by suicide, Seoul police said on Wednesday. He was 33.

    Several news outlets such as The Korea Times, The Hollywood Reporter, and Pinkvilla have reported that the singer was found dead on Tuesday, at his home in the Yeoksam-dong district in southern Seoul at 9.41 am.

    Although a post-mortem has not yet been conducted, Seoul police have speculated that he killed himself after uploading a ‘farewell’ message on YouTube.

    According to The Hollywood Reporter, Choi had an underprivileged upbringing and dropped out of music school because he couldn’t afford the tuition fees. After spending years supporting himself as a day labourer, his big break came in 2011 when he landed a spot on Korea’s Got Talent, broadcast by tvN. Choi’s operatic performance of Ennio Morricone’s ‘Nella Fantasia’ wowed the judges and he advanced to the finals, eventually coming in second place by just 280 votes. 

    In 2014, he released the album Slow Boy and continued to perform. Choi also got a record deal with the Korean label Bong Bong Company and later published a bestselling memoir about his journey from an impoverished youth to internet fame.

    However, his career took a dark turn in 2021 after he launched a public fundraising campaign, claiming that he was fighting multiple forms of cancer and needed money for treatment. It was later revealed to be a hoax which led to controversies surrounding him. 

    Choi strongly denied all the associated suspicions and made significant efforts, such as disclosing the diagnosis, but all of these were discovered to be forged as well.

    Additionally, he was criticised and accused of squandering the one billion won that he received from crowdfunding for entertainment costs. Following this, Choi came out and apologised for his mistakes.

    Police believe that the singer killed himself due to the situation at his home as well as the note he uploaded to his YouTube channel which implied suicide. 

    The note said, “I sincerely apologize to all who suffered from my foolish mistake.” Choi also added that he had returned all of the donations he received under false pretences.

    Discussing suicides can be triggering for some. However, suicides are preventable. In case you feel distressed by the content or know someone in distress, call Sneha Foundation – 04424640050 (available 24×7).

    WATCH | Late Korean singer Choi Sung-bong’s audition clip

    South Korean singer Choi Sung-bong. who rose to fame after placing second on the talent show ‘Korea’s Got Talent’ in 2011, has died by suicide, Seoul police said on Wednesday. He was 33.

    Several news outlets such as The Korea Times, The Hollywood Reporter, and Pinkvilla have reported that the singer was found dead on Tuesday, at his home in the Yeoksam-dong district in southern Seoul at 9.41 am.

    Although a post-mortem has not yet been conducted, Seoul police have speculated that he killed himself after uploading a ‘farewell’ message on YouTube.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    According to The Hollywood Reporter, Choi had an underprivileged upbringing and dropped out of music school because he couldn’t afford the tuition fees. After spending years supporting himself as a day labourer, his big break came in 2011 when he landed a spot on Korea’s Got Talent, broadcast by tvN. Choi’s operatic performance of Ennio Morricone’s ‘Nella Fantasia’ wowed the judges and he advanced to the finals, eventually coming in second place by just 280 votes. 

    In 2014, he released the album Slow Boy and continued to perform. Choi also got a record deal with the Korean label Bong Bong Company and later published a bestselling memoir about his journey from an impoverished youth to internet fame.

    However, his career took a dark turn in 2021 after he launched a public fundraising campaign, claiming that he was fighting multiple forms of cancer and needed money for treatment. It was later revealed to be a hoax which led to controversies surrounding him. 

    Choi strongly denied all the associated suspicions and made significant efforts, such as disclosing the diagnosis, but all of these were discovered to be forged as well.

    Additionally, he was criticised and accused of squandering the one billion won that he received from crowdfunding for entertainment costs. Following this, Choi came out and apologised for his mistakes.

    Police believe that the singer killed himself due to the situation at his home as well as the note he uploaded to his YouTube channel which implied suicide. 

    The note said, “I sincerely apologize to all who suffered from my foolish mistake.” Choi also added that he had returned all of the donations he received under false pretences.

    Discussing suicides can be triggering for some. However, suicides are preventable. In case you feel distressed by the content or know someone in distress, call Sneha Foundation – 04424640050 (available 24×7).

    WATCH | Late Korean singer Choi Sung-bong’s audition clip

  • IIT Kharagpur student body exhumed for another post-mortem; family alleges institute influencing probe

    By IANS

    GUWAHATI: The family of former IIT Kharagpur student Faizan Ahmed, whose body was exhumed by a special team of officers for a second post-mortem following a court order, alleged that the institute has been trying to influence the investigation.

    Ahmed, a mechanical engineering student was found dead in the hostel of IIT Kharagpur on October 14 last year. The authority of the institute claimed that he died by suicide, while Ahmed’s family alleged that he was killed.

    The family filed a petition in the Calcutta High Court over his unnatural death.

    Ahmed was a resident of Assam’s Dibrugarh district.

    Recently, the Calcutta High Court ordered the exhumation of the body and a second-post-mortem. After his family gave their consent, Faizan Ahmed’s body was exhumed on Tuesday.

    In the presence of a four-member police team from the Kharagpur Town police station in West Bengal, forensics experts from the Assam Medical College and Gauhati Medical College performed the exhumation procedure at the Amolapatty burial place in Dibrugarh town.

    The family of the late student, the local police, and magistrate Gautam Priya Mahanta were also present.

    The corpse was deposited in the mortuary in Dibrugarh for the night.

    On Wednesday, it was taken to Kolkata by the special team officers accompanied by Ahmed’s family.

    Meanwhile, it is learnt that a team from IIT Kharagpur was also insistent to be present during the exhumation process, but the family of the deceased student resisted strongly.

    The family members told reporters, “IIT Kharagpur authorities have been trying to derail the investigation.”

    Notably, the decomposed body of 23-year-old Faizan Ahmed was found in room C-205 of the Lala Lajpat Rai Hall of Residence in the institute premises on October 14 last year.

    Two days later, his body was buried at the Amolapatty burial ground in Dibrugarh town.

    GUWAHATI: The family of former IIT Kharagpur student Faizan Ahmed, whose body was exhumed by a special team of officers for a second post-mortem following a court order, alleged that the institute has been trying to influence the investigation.

    Ahmed, a mechanical engineering student was found dead in the hostel of IIT Kharagpur on October 14 last year. The authority of the institute claimed that he died by suicide, while Ahmed’s family alleged that he was killed.

    The family filed a petition in the Calcutta High Court over his unnatural death.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    Ahmed was a resident of Assam’s Dibrugarh district.

    Recently, the Calcutta High Court ordered the exhumation of the body and a second-post-mortem. After his family gave their consent, Faizan Ahmed’s body was exhumed on Tuesday.

    In the presence of a four-member police team from the Kharagpur Town police station in West Bengal, forensics experts from the Assam Medical College and Gauhati Medical College performed the exhumation procedure at the Amolapatty burial place in Dibrugarh town.

    The family of the late student, the local police, and magistrate Gautam Priya Mahanta were also present.

    The corpse was deposited in the mortuary in Dibrugarh for the night.

    On Wednesday, it was taken to Kolkata by the special team officers accompanied by Ahmed’s family.

    Meanwhile, it is learnt that a team from IIT Kharagpur was also insistent to be present during the exhumation process, but the family of the deceased student resisted strongly.

    The family members told reporters, “IIT Kharagpur authorities have been trying to derail the investigation.”

    Notably, the decomposed body of 23-year-old Faizan Ahmed was found in room C-205 of the Lala Lajpat Rai Hall of Residence in the institute premises on October 14 last year.

    Two days later, his body was buried at the Amolapatty burial ground in Dibrugarh town.

  • NHRC issues notice to UP govt over farmer’s ‘suicide’

    By PTI

    NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh Police and the chief secretary of the state over the ‘suicide’ of a 45-year-old farmer after police allegedly forced a compromise with the perpetrators of the kidnapping and rape of his minor daughter.

    The commission has sought a report on the matter from the police and the chief secretary within four weeks.

    It said it has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report, according to which the man committed suicide after the police allegedly forced a compromise with the perpetrators of the kidnapping and rape of his minor daughter in Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh.

    The victim reportedly belonged to a Scheduled Caste (SC) community.

    “The commission has observed that the contents of the media report, if true, amount to a violation of human rights. Accordingly, it has issued notices to the Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh, and the Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh, calling for a detailed report within four weeks,” it said in a statement.

    The report should also include the present status of the matter and disbursement of the monetary relief to the victim under SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995.

    The commission would also like to know about the action taken against the delinquent officer responsible for the tragedy, it added.

    According to the media report published on May 19, the girl was kidnapped by the accused persons when she was going to meet her father at a farm on May 9.

    Her father got a police complaint lodged the next day but the police, instead of registering an FIR, allegedly forced a compromise between the survivor and the accused.

    The police allegedly neither called nor informed the victim’s parents and closed the matter, according to the report.

    Upset over the developments, the girl’s father allegedly committed suicide on May 17.

    Also read: Drought caused by climate change linked to farmer suicides, says report

    NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Uttar Pradesh Police and the chief secretary of the state over the ‘suicide’ of a 45-year-old farmer after police allegedly forced a compromise with the perpetrators of the kidnapping and rape of his minor daughter.

    The commission has sought a report on the matter from the police and the chief secretary within four weeks.

    It said it has taken suo motu cognisance of a media report, according to which the man committed suicide after the police allegedly forced a compromise with the perpetrators of the kidnapping and rape of his minor daughter in Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    The victim reportedly belonged to a Scheduled Caste (SC) community.

    “The commission has observed that the contents of the media report, if true, amount to a violation of human rights. Accordingly, it has issued notices to the Chief Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh, and the Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh, calling for a detailed report within four weeks,” it said in a statement.

    The report should also include the present status of the matter and disbursement of the monetary relief to the victim under SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995.

    The commission would also like to know about the action taken against the delinquent officer responsible for the tragedy, it added.

    According to the media report published on May 19, the girl was kidnapped by the accused persons when she was going to meet her father at a farm on May 9.

    Her father got a police complaint lodged the next day but the police, instead of registering an FIR, allegedly forced a compromise between the survivor and the accused.

    The police allegedly neither called nor informed the victim’s parents and closed the matter, according to the report.

    Upset over the developments, the girl’s father allegedly committed suicide on May 17.

    Also read: Drought caused by climate change linked to farmer suicides, says report

  • CEPT student dies by suicide in Gujarat; 3000 suicides in five years

    Express News Service

    AHMEDABAD:  A 23-year-old student of the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) in Ahmedabad, died by suicide due to study-related stress. 

    This is not the first incident, according to the NCRB’s Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India (ADSI) report, In Gujarat, 3,002 students died by suicide in the last five years.

    According to the data, seven medical students died by suicide in 2022 alone, indicating a dire scenario.

    Three students of Gujarat from prestigious institutions died by suicide in  2020, 2021, and 2023.

    Another student from Gujarat, Darshan Solanki recently committed suicide at IIT-Bombay.

    Shiv Mahendrabhai Mistry (23), a final semester architecture student at CEPT University, stayed in a PG and is a native of Vadodara. According to the case, Shiv wrote four suicide notes, one for each of his parents, brother, girlfriend, and close friend. The overarching message was that he was unable to meet his parents’ expectations and was not pursuing his life goals.

    Be it caste discrimination, province discrimination, inequality, study load, fear of failure, illness, loneliness, love, institutional environment, poverty, or increased unemployment, in the last five years, over 3,000 students in Gujarat have died by suicide, many with stories similar to Shiv.

    Gujarat has risen to sixth place in India in terms of student suicides. In light of data, up to 3,002 students in Gujarat have committed suicide in the previous five years, approximately 1-2 youths every day.

    In India, there are 35 student suicides every day, or 1-2 students per hour. According to data, 638 students died by suicide in 2017, 570 in 2018, 575 in 2019, 597 in 2020, and 622 in 2021.

    Data also indicates that premier institutions like IIT/IIM/NITs/AIIMS and central universities report that 103 students have already committed suicide in India between 2018 and 2023. 35 of those are in IITs, 29 are at central universities, 24 are at NITs, 11 are at AIIMS, and 4 are at IIMs. 56,013 students have died by suicide in the past five years, including 30488 male and 25,525 female students.

    Congress spokesperson Manish Doshi said, “ Recently, PM Modi made a joke on suicide, but he may not have seen the statistics of students dying by suicide in his own state, there has been a 32% increase in student suicides in the country’s educational institutions in five years. Students account for more than one-third of all suicides.”

    In the past five years, the number of suicides in the country has grown by 26%. In Gujarat alone, 7 medical students died by suicide in 2022.

    Discussing suicides can be triggering for some. However, suicides are preventable. In case you feel distressed by the content or know someone in distress, call Sneha Foundation – 04424640050 (available 24×7)

    AHMEDABAD:  A 23-year-old student of the Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) in Ahmedabad, died by suicide due to study-related stress. 

    This is not the first incident, according to the NCRB’s Accidental Deaths and Suicides in India (ADSI) report, In Gujarat, 3,002 students died by suicide in the last five years.

    According to the data, seven medical students died by suicide in 2022 alone, indicating a dire scenario.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    Three students of Gujarat from prestigious institutions died by suicide in  2020, 2021, and 2023.

    Another student from Gujarat, Darshan Solanki recently committed suicide at IIT-Bombay.

    Shiv Mahendrabhai Mistry (23), a final semester architecture student at CEPT University, stayed in a PG and is a native of Vadodara. According to the case, Shiv wrote four suicide notes, one for each of his parents, brother, girlfriend, and close friend. The overarching message was that he was unable to meet his parents’ expectations and was not pursuing his life goals.

    Be it caste discrimination, province discrimination, inequality, study load, fear of failure, illness, loneliness, love, institutional environment, poverty, or increased unemployment, in the last five years, over 3,000 students in Gujarat have died by suicide, many with stories similar to Shiv.

    Gujarat has risen to sixth place in India in terms of student suicides. In light of data, up to 3,002 students in Gujarat have committed suicide in the previous five years, approximately 1-2 youths every day.

    In India, there are 35 student suicides every day, or 1-2 students per hour. According to data, 638 students died by suicide in 2017, 570 in 2018, 575 in 2019, 597 in 2020, and 622 in 2021.

    Data also indicates that premier institutions like IIT/IIM/NITs/AIIMS and central universities report that 103 students have already committed suicide in India between 2018 and 2023. 35 of those are in IITs, 29 are at central universities, 24 are at NITs, 11 are at AIIMS, and 4 are at IIMs. 56,013 students have died by suicide in the past five years, including 30488 male and 25,525 female students.

    Congress spokesperson Manish Doshi said, “ Recently, PM Modi made a joke on suicide, but he may not have seen the statistics of students dying by suicide in his own state, there has been a 32% increase in student suicides in the country’s educational institutions in five years. Students account for more than one-third of all suicides.”

    In the past five years, the number of suicides in the country has grown by 26%. In Gujarat alone, 7 medical students died by suicide in 2022.

    Discussing suicides can be triggering for some. However, suicides are preventable. In case you feel distressed by the content or know someone in distress, call Sneha Foundation – 04424640050 (available 24×7)

  • Kanpur man arrested for driving his lover to suicide after she refused to embrace Islam

    By PTI

    KANPUR: A 24-year-old man has been arrested allegedly for abetting a woman to commit suicide after she refused to convert her religion and marry him, police said on Saturday.

    According to police, the accused, Shahrukh, was in a relationship with the victim, also 24, and had given her the option to either convert or kill herself to avoid “social humiliation.”

    The woman hanged herself from a ceiling hook in her house here on Wednesday, Assistant CP (Collectorganj) Tej Bahadur Singh said.

    The victim had come in contact with the accused a couple of years ago through a social networking site, where he identified himself as Saurabh, the ACP said.

    In the FIR lodged on Friday, the woman’s father accused Shahrukh of harassing and forcing his daughter to marry him as per Islamic rituals, the ACP said.

    The father claimed that Shahrukh also had his daughter’s private photos and videos with which he threatened her to commit to Islam and marry him.

    Shahrukh was booked under IPC’s section 306 (Abetment of suicide) and sections 3 and 5(I) of UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act 2021, police said.

    He was arrested from Bhoosatoli, Harbansh-Mohal on Friday, ACP said, adding, he was produced before a court from where he was sent to jail, the ACP added.

    Discussing suicides can be triggering for some. However, suicides are preventable. In case you feel distressed by the content or know someone in distress, call Sneha Foundation – 04424640050 (available 24×7)

    KANPUR: A 24-year-old man has been arrested allegedly for abetting a woman to commit suicide after she refused to convert her religion and marry him, police said on Saturday.

    According to police, the accused, Shahrukh, was in a relationship with the victim, also 24, and had given her the option to either convert or kill herself to avoid “social humiliation.”

    The woman hanged herself from a ceiling hook in her house here on Wednesday, Assistant CP (Collectorganj) Tej Bahadur Singh said.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    The victim had come in contact with the accused a couple of years ago through a social networking site, where he identified himself as Saurabh, the ACP said.

    In the FIR lodged on Friday, the woman’s father accused Shahrukh of harassing and forcing his daughter to marry him as per Islamic rituals, the ACP said.

    The father claimed that Shahrukh also had his daughter’s private photos and videos with which he threatened her to commit to Islam and marry him.

    Shahrukh was booked under IPC’s section 306 (Abetment of suicide) and sections 3 and 5(I) of UP Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act 2021, police said.

    He was arrested from Bhoosatoli, Harbansh-Mohal on Friday, ACP said, adding, he was produced before a court from where he was sent to jail, the ACP added.

    Discussing suicides can be triggering for some. However, suicides are preventable. In case you feel distressed by the content or know someone in distress, call Sneha Foundation – 04424640050 (available 24×7)

  • IIT Bombay student’s death: Darshan’s father alleges harassment by cops in FIR registration

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: The father of deceased IIT Bombay student Darshan Solanki has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde alleging that his family was facing harassment from the police in the registration of an FIR into the death of his son, an official said.

    The letter, written on Wednesday, also said the family was “completely shocked and disheartened” by the attitude of the police and the members of the Special Investigation Team (SIT), who have been “refusing” to register the FIR for almost two weeks now.

    A copy of the letter is also addressed to Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who handles the home portfolio, and Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar, the official said.

    Darshan Solanki, who hailed from Ahmedabad in Gujarat and was a first-year student of the B Tech (Chemical) course, allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the seventh floor of a hostel building located on the campus on February 12 this year.

    His family has claimed he faced discrimination at IITB for belonging to a Scheduled Caste (SC) community and suspected foul play in his death.

    However, the inquiry committee set up by the institute claimed that there was no caste-based discrimination and hinted at deteriorating academic performance as a possible cause of suicide.

    In his letter, Darshan’s father Ramesh Solanki said, “This is to inform you that I along with my family had travelled from Ahmedabad to visit the Powai police station for registration of FIR on the basis of my complaint dated March 16 in the case of my son’s death. However, in spite of our requests, the Powai police station refused to register the FIR stating that since the SIT has been constituted to investigate the case, they cannot register the FIR and they will forward the complaint to the SIT for necessary action.”

    ALSO READ | IIT-B student’s death: Alumni, students’ groups write to Fadnavis, seek FIR

    A DCP present at that time was non-cooperative and refused to entertain their request for registration of the FIR, he said.

    The deceased’s father alleged that when the family approached the SIT with the same demand on March 16, it also did not cooperate. “We are completely shocked and disheartened by the attitude of the police and the members of the SIT, who have been refusing to register the FIR for almost two weeks and are now forcing us to write their version. Their demeanour does not inspire any confidence in us and is suspect, to say the least,” the letter said.

    “We are apprehensive that the SIT is attempting to sideline and divert the investigation from the angle of caste discrimination faced by Darshan,” it added.

    “We request you to please take stock of the matter and ensure that the FIR is registered on the basis of our complaint and the investigation is carried out independently and fairly without any foul play. Please act urgently in the matter to ensure justice to our son, who met his untimely death due to caste discrimination faced by him on the IIT Bombay campus, and uphold the truth,” Solanki said.

    On Monday, the SIT of Mumbai police probing Solanki’s death said it has recovered a note that mentions the name of his hostel mate, an official said on Monday.

    The purported suicide note, written on a piece of paper, was recovered from Solanki’s hostel room some days ago, he added.

    MUMBAI: The father of deceased IIT Bombay student Darshan Solanki has written to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde alleging that his family was facing harassment from the police in the registration of an FIR into the death of his son, an official said.

    The letter, written on Wednesday, also said the family was “completely shocked and disheartened” by the attitude of the police and the members of the Special Investigation Team (SIT), who have been “refusing” to register the FIR for almost two weeks now.

    A copy of the letter is also addressed to Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who handles the home portfolio, and Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar, the official said.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2′); });

    Darshan Solanki, who hailed from Ahmedabad in Gujarat and was a first-year student of the B Tech (Chemical) course, allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the seventh floor of a hostel building located on the campus on February 12 this year.

    His family has claimed he faced discrimination at IITB for belonging to a Scheduled Caste (SC) community and suspected foul play in his death.

    However, the inquiry committee set up by the institute claimed that there was no caste-based discrimination and hinted at deteriorating academic performance as a possible cause of suicide.

    In his letter, Darshan’s father Ramesh Solanki said, “This is to inform you that I along with my family had travelled from Ahmedabad to visit the Powai police station for registration of FIR on the basis of my complaint dated March 16 in the case of my son’s death. However, in spite of our requests, the Powai police station refused to register the FIR stating that since the SIT has been constituted to investigate the case, they cannot register the FIR and they will forward the complaint to the SIT for necessary action.”

    ALSO READ | IIT-B student’s death: Alumni, students’ groups write to Fadnavis, seek FIR

    A DCP present at that time was non-cooperative and refused to entertain their request for registration of the FIR, he said.

    The deceased’s father alleged that when the family approached the SIT with the same demand on March 16, it also did not cooperate. “We are completely shocked and disheartened by the attitude of the police and the members of the SIT, who have been refusing to register the FIR for almost two weeks and are now forcing us to write their version. Their demeanour does not inspire any confidence in us and is suspect, to say the least,” the letter said.

    “We are apprehensive that the SIT is attempting to sideline and divert the investigation from the angle of caste discrimination faced by Darshan,” it added.

    “We request you to please take stock of the matter and ensure that the FIR is registered on the basis of our complaint and the investigation is carried out independently and fairly without any foul play. Please act urgently in the matter to ensure justice to our son, who met his untimely death due to caste discrimination faced by him on the IIT Bombay campus, and uphold the truth,” Solanki said.

    On Monday, the SIT of Mumbai police probing Solanki’s death said it has recovered a note that mentions the name of his hostel mate, an official said on Monday.

    The purported suicide note, written on a piece of paper, was recovered from Solanki’s hostel room some days ago, he added.

  • IIT Bombay student’s death: Note naming hostel mate recovered 

    By PTI

    MUMBAI: The special investigation team (SIT) of Mumbai police probing the death of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay student Darshan Solanki has recovered a note that mentions the name of his hostel mate, an official said on Monday.

    The purported suicide note, written on a piece of paper, was recovered from Solanki’s hostel room some days ago, he added.

    Solanki, a resident of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, had allegedly committed suicide on February 12 by jumping off the seventh floor of the hostel building.

    The official said the note mentions harassment meted out by the engineering student who has been named.

    This student stays on the same floor of the hostel and had allegedly threatened Solanki after a dispute, the official said quoting the note.

    The process of registering an abetment of suicide case was underway, he added.

    Solanki’s parents and some student organisations had alleged caste discrimination as the cause of his death.

    The Maharashtra government had formed an SIT headed by Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Lakhmi Gautam to probe the case.

    MUMBAI: The special investigation team (SIT) of Mumbai police probing the death of Indian Institute of Technology Bombay student Darshan Solanki has recovered a note that mentions the name of his hostel mate, an official said on Monday.

    The purported suicide note, written on a piece of paper, was recovered from Solanki’s hostel room some days ago, he added.

    Solanki, a resident of Ahmedabad in Gujarat, had allegedly committed suicide on February 12 by jumping off the seventh floor of the hostel building.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    The official said the note mentions harassment meted out by the engineering student who has been named.

    This student stays on the same floor of the hostel and had allegedly threatened Solanki after a dispute, the official said quoting the note.

    The process of registering an abetment of suicide case was underway, he added.

    Solanki’s parents and some student organisations had alleged caste discrimination as the cause of his death.

    The Maharashtra government had formed an SIT headed by Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Lakhmi Gautam to probe the case.

  • 16 students died by suicide in IITs, NITs & IIMs in 2022

    Express News Service

    NEW DELHI: Sixteen students, including eight from IITs, died by suicide in 2022,  and the reason was academic stress, family and personal reasons, mental health issues, etc, the Rajya Sabha was informed Wednesday.

    In 2023, six cases were reported, three each from the Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) and the National Institute of Technology (NITs).

    In 2019, 16 students – eight each from IITs and NITs – died by suicide.  

    In 2021, seven students – four – from IITs – took the extreme step, while in 2020, five students – three from IITs – died by suicide.

    In a written reply, Minister of State for Education Dr Subhas Sarkar said, “The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 provisions for counselling systems for handling stress and emotional adjustments in Institutions.”

    It also provides opportunities for students participation in sports, culture/arts clubs, eco-clubs, activity clubs, community service projects, etc.

    Further, in alignment with the NEP, to eradicate language barriers for the students for an improved understanding and improved teaching learning outcome, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has initiated the work of translation of technical books in 12 scheduled regional languages.

    The minister said the University Grants Commission (UGC) has also circulated the National Suicide Prevention Strategy formulated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on January 6.

     The ministry has undertaken various steps such as peer-assisted learning, the introduction of technical education in regional languages for students in order to ease academic stress.

    The minister said the government’s initiative, named MANODARPAN, covers a wide range of activities to provide psychological support to students, teachers and families for mental and emotional well-being during the Covid outbreak and beyond.

    The ministry has also advised the institutions to make the system more robust which would include prevention, detection and remedial measures for addressing the possible causes of suicides.

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    The higher educational institutions take various steps such as conducting workshops/seminars on happiness and wellness, regular sessions on Yoga, induction programs, extracurricular activities including sports and cultural activities, assigning one faculty adviser per 10 students to support with their academics and monitor their progress, and appointment of Student Counsellors for overall personality development and de-stressing students.

    Further, students, wardens, and caretakers are sensitized to bring to notice the signs of depression in fellow students to the authorities so that timely clinical consultation may be provided, Sarkar said.

    Discussing suicides can be triggering for some. However, suicides are preventable. In case you feel distressed by the content or know someone in distress, call Sneha Foundation – 04424640050 (available 24×7).

    NEW DELHI: Sixteen students, including eight from IITs, died by suicide in 2022,  and the reason was academic stress, family and personal reasons, mental health issues, etc, the Rajya Sabha was informed Wednesday.

    In 2023, six cases were reported, three each from the Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) and the National Institute of Technology (NITs).

    In 2019, 16 students – eight each from IITs and NITs – died by suicide.  googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });

    In 2021, seven students – four – from IITs – took the extreme step, while in 2020, five students – three from IITs – died by suicide.

    In a written reply, Minister of State for Education Dr Subhas Sarkar said, “The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 provisions for counselling systems for handling stress and emotional adjustments in Institutions.”

    It also provides opportunities for students participation in sports, culture/arts clubs, eco-clubs, activity clubs, community service projects, etc.

    Further, in alignment with the NEP, to eradicate language barriers for the students for an improved understanding and improved teaching learning outcome, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has initiated the work of translation of technical books in 12 scheduled regional languages.

    The minister said the University Grants Commission (UGC) has also circulated the National Suicide Prevention Strategy formulated by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on January 6.

     The ministry has undertaken various steps such as peer-assisted learning, the introduction of technical education in regional languages for students in order to ease academic stress.

    The minister said the government’s initiative, named MANODARPAN, covers a wide range of activities to provide psychological support to students, teachers and families for mental and emotional well-being during the Covid outbreak and beyond.

    The ministry has also advised the institutions to make the system more robust which would include prevention, detection and remedial measures for addressing the possible causes of suicides.

    ALSO READ | India’s educational institutions must do better to support persons with special needs. Here’s why

    The higher educational institutions take various steps such as conducting workshops/seminars on happiness and wellness, regular sessions on Yoga, induction programs, extracurricular activities including sports and cultural activities, assigning one faculty adviser per 10 students to support with their academics and monitor their progress, and appointment of Student Counsellors for overall personality development and de-stressing students.

    Further, students, wardens, and caretakers are sensitized to bring to notice the signs of depression in fellow students to the authorities so that timely clinical consultation may be provided, Sarkar said.

    Discussing suicides can be triggering for some. However, suicides are preventable. In case you feel distressed by the content or know someone in distress, call Sneha Foundation – 04424640050 (available 24×7).