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IISc BTech student, 19, dies by suicide in Bengaluru hostel
A 19-year-old BTech student at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru was found dead in his hostel room on Thursday morning. Police identified him as Rakshan, a resident of Chikkaballapura…
The Story in Brief
A 19-year-old BTech student at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru was found dead in his hostel room on Thursday morning. Police identified him as Rakshan, a resident of Chikkaballapura district. He was found hanging, and a handwritten note was recovered from his room.
The Sadashivanagar Police have registered a case of unnatural death. They are examining the note to see if academic pressure or another reason drove him to suicide. His family has not alleged foul play. After the post-mortem, the body was handed over to relatives. Investigations are ongoing.
The Indian Opinion
Another young life lost in a hostel room, and the immediate reflex is to blame academic pressure. The narrative of 'stress over marks' is convenient but lazy. Rakshan's family has not alleged foul play, and the police are examining a handwritten note. Suicide is rarely monocausal. Until the note's contents are disclosed, we should resist turning this into a fresh indictment of the IIT-JEE coaching factory. The real test is whether authorities will publish a transparent inquiry, not just a case of unnatural death that vanishes into a file.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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