Hyderabad: Engineering student dies by suicide over ‘harassment’ from college

The victim's father has accused a college official of demanding Rs 5,000 from his son and humiliating him in front of everyone.

Hyderabad: A 21-year-old student has allegedly committed suicide here after being “harassed” by an official of a private college where he studied, police said on Sunday, April 19.

The incident happened on Saturday when the B Tech third-year student hanged himself in his residence located in an area under Hayathnagar police station limits.

The father of the deceased, in a complaint filed with the police, accused the college official of demanding Rs 5,000 from his son on April 17 to issue a hall ticket, citing low attendance, besides humiliating his son in front of everyone when he explained his health condition.

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Upset over it, his son died by suicide on April 18, the complainant said.

A case was registered, and further investigation is underway, police said, adding that if necessary, they will also investigate the role of the college management.

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