18 November 2010 2:38:31 AM by IANS
Kanpur, Nov 17 (IANS) A girl student of the premiere Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K), Wednesday committed suicide in her hostel room on the campus, police said.
“Madhuri Salve, aged around 22 years, a civil engineering student, was this (Wednesday) evening found hanging from the fan of her hostel room. Prima-facie, it clearly appears to be a case of suicide,” Deputy Superintendent of Police Lakshmi Narayan Mishra told reporters in Kanpur, 80 km from Lucknow.
“Investigations are on to establish what prompted the girl to take the extreme step,” he added.
IIT-K officials, who barred the entry of reporters in the institute following the incident, were not available for comments.
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“Madhuri Salve, aged around 22 years, a civil engineering student, was this (Wednesday) evening found hanging from the fan of her hostel room. Prima-facie, it clearly appears to be a case of suicide,” Deputy Superintendent of Police Lakshmi Narayan Mishra told reporters in Kanpur, 80 km from Lucknow.
“Investigations are on to establish what prompted the girl to take the extreme step,” he added.
IIT-K officials, who barred the entry of reporters in the institute following the incident, were not available for comments.
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2 Responses
vijay singh Says:
November 17th, 2010 at 10:14 pm
again loss of one valuable life.
no doubt this happened due to pressure of exam and the unbearable system of IIT Kanpur.its very hard to survive in iit campus.very few people are happy here.
Anonymous Says:
November 17th, 2010 at 11:53 pm
I dont agree with you. Life is competitive here and you have to be strong to face it.
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vijay singh Says:
November 17th, 2010 at 10:14 pm
again loss of one valuable life.
no doubt this happened due to pressure of exam and the unbearable system of IIT Kanpur.its very hard to survive in iit campus.very few people are happy here.
Anonymous Says:
November 17th, 2010 at 11:53 pm
I dont agree with you. Life is competitive here and you have to be strong to face it.
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