MBBS student commits suicide over alleged harrasment

New Delhi : A third-year MBBS student committed suicide on Saturday in his hotel room at a city-based medical college under Mancheswar police.

According to media reports, 21-year-old deceased, identified as 21-year-old Nihar Ranjan Rout, did not open his door on Saturday night when his friends came to call him for the dinner. After calling him for approximately 20 minutes, they went to one of the skylights of the room and found him hanging from the ceiling fan.

Later, they informed college authorities, police and his family members.

The family has blamed the college authorities for harassing him to pay Rs 8 lakhs towards pending course fees. A complaint has been registered against the college at Mancheswar police station.

Denying the allegations made by Rout's family, the college authorities said, "Rout's academic performance was not at par and his attendance was also short. We never pressurise any student for paying the pending fee."

"We organised a meeting of the parents whose academic performance was not satisfactory. The meeting was scheduled on April 23 and 24. Rout’s family members were also intimated about the meeting. Rout was staying with two other students. One of the roommates of the deceased had left for his home and the other roommate was studying with his friends in room number-65," said Hi-Tech Medical College and Hospital CEO Bhisma Rath. 

“Rout committed suicide by hanging from a ceiling fan using a bed sheet. He was rushed to a hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead. Basing on the complaint of the deceased’s father, a case under Section-306 of IPC has been registered and investigation is on,” said Macheswar police.