Denied permission to complete exam after caught cheating: MBBS student jumps to death from college building

Visakhapatnam: In a tragic incident, a final-year MBBS student of a private medical college in Tagarapuvalasa, who was giving his theory examination, allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the fourth floor of the college building. The medico reportedly jumped after exiting the exam room over being denied permission to sit for the examination.

According to a recent TOI report, the student was allegedly caught cheating during the examination. This led to the confiscation of his OMR sheet as a punishment. Despite pleading with Deputy Chief Superintendent Sridhar Reddy and the invigilator to let him continue with the exam, he was denied permission. Distressed by the incident, he reportedly died by suicide.

Following his death, several students of the medical college staged a protest, accusing the college management of being responsible for the student’s death. They also alleged that the administration acted irresponsibly after learning about the tragedy.

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As per TOI news report, the incident took place on Saturday morning when the 23-year-old student was writing his gynaecology exam. He allegedly used chits, which he would discreetly take out during the test. Deputy Chief Superintendent Sridhar Reddy, who was reportedly making rounds then, caught him in the act.

After this, Sridhar Reddy confiscated both his answer sheet and chits. However, he did not escalate the matter to the medical university, taking into account the prospects of the student. 

As per the reports, the student requested Sridhar Reddy and the observer from the medical university (an assistant professor from a medical college from another college) to let him write the exam, but was not allowed to do so. After exiting the exam hall, he reportedly committed suicide. 

To enquire about the incident, Local MLA Ganta Srinivasa Rao reached the college and spoke with the students. The MLA said that the students informed him that, despite the incident, the management acted very irresponsibly, reports The Hindu. 

“If there is any angle of harassment from the management side, strict action will be taken against them,” he warned, adding that the police are verifying the CCTV footage.

A case has not been registered yet, but the police stated that they will be recording the statements of the student’s parents, college management, and eyewitnesses as part of the investigation.

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