18-YEAR-OLD IIT MADRAS STUDENT KILLS SELF IN HOSTEL ROOM

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By Vinershea | Nov 09, 2019 07:32 PM

In a sad and shocking case, an 18-year-old student, who was pursuing her first-year MA from IIT Madras was found hanging in her hostel room on November 9. 

18-Year-Old IIT Madras Student Commits Suicide by hanging 

The girl has been identified as Fathima Lateef, who hailed from Kerala's Kollam city. 

According to News18 Tamil reports, Fathima's mother had been calling her since last night but failed to all attempts. Today morning, at around 10:00 am Fathima's friends had gone to her room to check on her when they were shocked to see her hanging from the fan in her room. 

The students along with hostel staff informed the Kotturpuram police, who registered the case and are investigationing. On an immediate call, the police rushed to IIT Madras and have sent the body to Royapettah Hospital for autopsy. 

Investigation in the matter has just begun and the police are yet to ascertain the cause of her death. 

Suicide is never an option for any life problem. For people struggling from suicidal thoughts, here is a helpline of Sneha (Suicide Prevention) Centre: 044 2464 0050.  

அரசியல், விளையாட்டு, நாட்டுநடப்பு, குற்ற சம்பவங்கள், வர்த்தகம், தொழில்நுட்பம், சினிமா, வாழ்க்கை முறை என பலதரப்பட்ட சுவாரஸ்யமான செய்திகளை தமிழில் படிக்க இங்கு கிளிக் செய்யவும்      

Tags : #STUDENT COMMITS SUICIDE #SUICIDE BY STUDENT AT IIT CHENNAI #IIT MADRAS #SUICIDE PREVENTION