Homeopathy student allegedly commits suicide, family claims harassment over hostel fees

Nanded: In a tragic incident, a 25 year old student from a private homoeopathic medical college in Maharashtra's Nanded died by suicide.

In connection with the student's death, the police booked a local NCP leader for alleged abetment, an official informed PTI.

The student, whose parents work as brick kiln labourers, had been staying in a private hostel in the city’s HUDCO area for the past two years.

The second-year student was found hanging from a ceiling fan in her hostel room on Friday.

Police said the hostel is owned by an NCP leader, a former leader of opposition in the Nanded Municipal Corporation.

In a complaint to the police, her father alleged that the hostel owner had been repeatedly pressuring his daughter over pending hostel fees for the past eight to ten months.

“He frequently demanded the outstanding fees and mentally harassed my daughter. Unable to bear the pressure, she took the extreme step,” the father said in his complaint.

Based on the complaint, Nanded Rural police have registered a case against the accused for abetment to suicide and under the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, an official further told PTI.

Police said that more than 40 girls are staying at the hostel on a “cot-basis”, with each student allegedly paying around Rs 2,500 per month.

The deceased had been identified as a resident of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, and had been staying in Kota for the last few months, preparing for online tests.

The girl reportedly consumed a poisonous substance in her room around 11:30 pm on Thursday night, after which she began vomiting.