I have a Solution that will reduce pressure on IIT aspirants but do not know how to get this across to HRD Minister of India. Suggestions are welcome. - Ram Krishnaswamy

Search This Blog

Showing posts with label 2015-02-20-Tariqul Islam-PhD - IIT Hyderabad. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2015-02-20-Tariqul Islam-PhD - IIT Hyderabad. Show all posts

Sunday, February 22, 2015

302 - Kashmir PhD student at IIT-Hyderabad commits suicide: Police - Kashmir Despatch

  • Friday, 20 February 2015 15:04
  • Srinagar:KD
  • Published in Headlines
A PhD scholar Tariq-ul-Islam a resident of Ganderbal ended his life in Hyderabad by hanging himself at a hostel room.
A police spokesman said in a statement issued to Kashmir dispatch that According to Hyderabad police, last night Tariq-ul-Islam son of Ghulam Mohammad Dhobi resident of Dhobipora, Ganderbal who was a PhD Economics scholar at IIT Hyderabad came to meet his two friends Tauseef Ahmad  resident of Barsoo Awantipora and Sajad Ahmad Bhat resident of Yaripora, Kulgam both students of MA of    Central University  Hyderabad at their hostel.
After spending the night with his friends in the hostel, today Tariq went to offer prayers in a nearby room.  After sometime, his friends called him but he didn’t respond. They found the door bolted from inside. The door of the said room was broke opened and they found Tariq hanging.

Police Station Gachi Golie, Hyderabad was informed and the body of the deceased was taken for medico-legal formalities. A case was registered in the police station and investigation was taken up. Initial investigation by the police have revealed that the deceased has apparently committed suicide.


J&K police is in constant touch with the Hyderabad police authorities in this regard.

301 - IIT-Hyderabad student commits suicide in University of Hyderabad hostel - TNN

TNN | Feb 21, 2015, 03.02AM IST

HYDERABAD: A PhD scholar from Kashmir studying in the Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad (IIT-H) allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a hostel room at University of Hyderabad (UoH) on Friday afternoon. 

Tareeq Ul Islam had come to visit his friends in the UoH and took the extreme step after going into an empty room on the pretext of performing prayers. While no suicide note was found, his family members from Srinagar said Tareeq was suffering from bouts of depression for the last five years. 

According to Gachibowli police, Tareeq (29) had come to HCU on Thursday to meet his friends Sajjad Ahmed, Tafeeq and Amjad Bhat. Tareeq was pursuing Phd in economics at IIT-H, and stayed back on the UoH campus on Thursday night. Around 2.30 pm on Friday, when his friends said that they will get him tea, Tareeq in turn informed them that he will offer prayers in another room in the meantime. 

"However, Tareeq entered room no 206, locked it from inside, and hanged himself," Gachibowli inspector J Ramesh told TOI. 


Tareeq had joined IIT-H two years ago. Further investigations are on. 

300 - PhD student at IIT-Hyderabad commits suicide in hostel room - India Today


IndiaToday.in  New Delhi, February 20, 2015 | UPDATED 21:42 IST

                   Picture for representational purpose.

Tariqul Islam, a research scholar at IIT-Hyderabad allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in a hostel room at Hyderabad Central University (HCU) campus on Friday, police said.
The 27-year-old was pursuing PhD from IIT-Hyderabad, Kandi in neighbouring Medak district of Telangana and had come to meet his friends at HCU last night. He stayed back in their room only, they said.

"However, in the afternoon he told his friends that he is going for prayers and will return. But, he went to another room where he allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling fan with a rope," Gachibowli police station inspector Jupelly Ramesh said.

As per initial investigation, Tariqul resorted to the extreme step due to some depression, the officer said.



A case has been registered in this regard and further investigations are on, police added.