Greater Noida: 2nd-year student dies by suicide, cites faculty harassment; two held

The student, a resident of Gurugram who was found hanging in her room in the girls’ hostel, named two faculty members of the dental department in her suicide note

Noida: Two staff members of a private university in Greater Noida were arrested on Saturday after a second-year bachelor of dental surgery (BDS) student died by suicide in her hostel room on Friday night, police said.

The body has been sent for autopsy and further legal proceedings are underway, police said. (Representative photo)

The student, a resident of Gurugram, was found hanging inside her room in the girls’ hostel located within the university campus.

“The body has been sent for autopsy and further legal proceedings are underway,” additional deputy commissioner of police (ADCP) of Greater Noida, Sudhir Kumar, said.

A suicide note was recovered from the student’s room, which says a male and a female faculty member of the dental department allegedly mentally harassed her, a police officer said.

“A police team from the Knowledge Park police station, along with a forensic experts have carried out a detailed inspection. The body was sent for postmortem,” the officer said.

“We have registered a case under appropriate sections based on the family’s complaint. Two named accused have been arrested,” ADCP Kumar said.

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