IIT student Fathima Latheef's suicide case referred to CBI by Tamil Nadu govt
On November 8, Fathima Latheef, a 19-year-old undergraduate student of Humanities at IIT-Madras, allegedly committed suicide in her hostel room.
Shalini LoboChennai
December 15, 2019
Fathima Latheef, an undergraduate student of Humanities at IIT-Madras allegedly committed suicide in her hostel room on November 8. (File photo)
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On November 8, 19-year-old Fathima Latheef committed suicide in her hostel room
Fathima Latheef was an undergraduate student of Humanities at IIT-Madras
Tamil Nadu government has referred the suicide case to CBI
Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT Madras) student Fathima Latheef's suicide case has been referred to the Central Bureau of Investigation by the Tamil Nadu government.
The State has referred the case to CBI after Fathima's family insisted that the case should be transferred to the CBI.
On November 8, 19-year-old Fathima Latheef, an undergraduate student of Humanities at IIT-Madras allegedly committed suicide in her hostel room.
Preliminary police investigations suspected that the student, a native of Kerala, was depressed because of poor performance in the examinations. Police initially believed that her low marks were the reason behind taking the dire step.
However, her family claimed that her suicide note revealed she was constantly under harassment by her professor at IIT Madras and said, "it hurt her dignity". Fathima Latheef's father alleged that his daughter was subjected to religious discrimination by a faculty member.
