Overview
- The 23-year-old, B. Yashaswini, was found hanging at her Chandapura home on January 8, days after reporting eye pain and missing a class.
- Her family and classmates allege public insults over her skin colour and appearance and say she was denied seminar and radiology case work affecting assessments.
- A zero FIR filed in Suryanagar was transferred to Bommanahalli, where six lecturers from Oral Medicine and Radiology were booked under BNS Section 108.
- Investigators recovered a note stating no one was responsible for her death, which has been sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory for handwriting verification.
- Students and the victim’s mother have staged protests at the college and mortuary, demanding accountability as the college terms the suspensions precautionary pending an inquiry.