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Sharda University Arrests Faculty, IIT-Kharagpur Registers FIR After Student Suicides

Criminal investigations are underway across both campuses with review panels evaluating faculty conduct alongside mental health support systems.

Congress workers blocked a railway track during a bandh called by several opposition parties in protest over the death of a college student in Odisha.
A student died by suicide by hanging herself in Sharda University in Greater Noida. In the suicide note, the student has made serious allegations of harassment against the professor.
Greater Noida Sharda University Student Suicide | Image: Republic
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Overview

  • A second-year BDS student at Sharda University was found dead by suicide on July 18 after leaving a note blaming two faculty members for alleged harassment; police have filed an FIR and arrested those named.
  • Sharda University has suspended the accused lecturers and constituted an inquiry committee to investigate the student’s allegations and campus grievance procedures.
  • IIT-Kharagpur authorities registered an unnatural death case for fourth-year mechanical student Ritam Mondal, who was found hanging in his hostel room, and await a videographed post-mortem report.
  • The institute’s 10-member mental health task force, formed after earlier fatalities, is midway through its three-month review to identify systemic gaps and recommend support measures.
  • Parliament data show 127 suicides at India’s IITs from 2005 to 2024, underscoring expert calls for stronger grievance mechanisms and proactive mental health infrastructure on elite campuses.