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Odisha: College girl commits suicide in hostel room; blames seniors in suicide note

A 19-year-old student of BJB Autonomous College in Bhubaneswar allegedly committed suicide in her hostel room on July 2. The police found a suicide note in the room, in which the deceased said she was mentally harassed by three seniors of the college.

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Updated Jul 3, 2022, 11:54 IST

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Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, a 19-year-old student of BJB Autonomous College in Bhubaneswar allegedly committed suicide in her hostel room on July 2.

The first-year student of Plus-III Arts with History honours was found hanging inside her room in the ladies’ hostel, Deputy Commissioner of Police Prateek Singh said. The girl, a native of Athagarh in Cuttack district, had taken admission in an institution last month, The New Indian Express reported.

The police found a suicide note in the room, in which the deceased said she was mentally harassed by three seniors of the college. However, she did not name anyone and it is not known whether the three are boarders of the hostel.

Though people know that there was no ragging in the BJB Autonomous College, the three senior students were “ragging and harassing me”, she mentioned in the suicide note addressed to her father.

The student, who was preparing for the Civil Service Examination, also said in the note that she was unable to concentrate on her studies due to the "harassment".

College principal Niranjan Mishra said that he was not aware of any ragging incident in the college and the student had not made any such complaint.

Meanwhile, her mother, who stays in Cuttack, lodged a complaint at Badagada Police Station in Bhubaneswar seeking a proper investigation. Police said the student had taken the drastic step after her roommates went to attend classes at 10 AM. Her roommates said that she was normal then and asked them to bring class notes for her.

Badagada police which recovered the note registered a case under Sections 306 (abetment of suicide) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

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