Overview
- Vineet Joshi, the higher education secretary, visited the campus Friday and said the ministry has opened an inquiry and is meeting students and teachers.
- The Haryana Human Rights Commission launched a suo motu inquiry and ordered the NIT director, the district chief and the police chief to file detailed reports by May 12 for a May 19 hearing.
- The commission said the pattern of deaths points to gaps in counseling, early warning and crisis response and cited students’ right to life and mental health under Article 21.
- Four students died by suicide on February 16, March 31, April 8 and April 16, and police recorded an attempted suicide on April 18 in a hostel.
- Officials cited pressures from academics, money and alleged online gambling, and the institute asked banks to stop issuing credit cards to students after one debt-linked case.