NIT Patna 2nd Year BTech Student Commits Suicide, Massive Protests Erupt Against Administration

Patna: A student of second year in BTech course at NIT Patna, Bihar committed suicide in the early hours of Saturday. The untimely death of the student has sparked massive protests by the students on campus against the administration.

NIT Patna Student Commits Suicide

In an unfortunate incident, a second year BTech student of the National Institute of Technology (NIT Patna) committed suicide by hanging herself in the women's hostel; the campus is located at Sikandarpur in Bihta Police Station area. A resident of Anandpura in Hyderabad, the student was shifted to the under-construction campus a couple of months ago. The reason behind her drastic step is yet to be ascertained.

NIT Patna Suicide Sparks Massive Protests Against Administration

The suicide on the Bihta campus sparked massive protests led by the students on both Bihta and Patna NITs; the students took to the streets and created a ruckus. They had placards in their hands and were raising slogans against the college administration. The students have alleged that women were shifted to the under-construction campus' hostel despite the fact that there was a lack of adequate facilities.

Suicide Note Found, Probe Underway; Police Issues Press Release

The Patna Police has issued a press release in the case of NIT Patna suicide. The release says, “A student of NIT Patna - Bihta Campus was found hanging in her room at the hostel on the premises, last night. The deceased student hailed from Andhra Pradesh. Her body has been sent for postmortem. A suicide note has been recovered from her room. Investigation is underway.”

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