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Bengaluru Dental College Suspends Six Lecturers as FIR Names Staff in Student’s Suicide

Police are investigating abetment-to-suicide claims based on the mother’s complaint of sustained humiliation by lecturers.

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.