CHENNAI: Police have arrested a third year student of emergency and trauma care of SriRamachandra Medical College (SRMC) after a junior named her in a suicide note. Yogalakshmi, 19, a second year student on Monday hanged herself at the college hostel, leaving behind a suicide note that said her senior Koteeswari was harassing her.
Some students found Yogalakshmi hanging around 4.30pm. "They tried giving some first-aid, but it was too late," said college spokesman T G Nallamuthu. The police found the suicide note in her room.
Yogalakshmi and Koteeswari lived in the same hostel, in rooms opposite to each other. "Koteeswari's name is mentioned in the suicide note, and Yogalakshmi's parents alleged that their daughter had informed about the harassment last week," said inspector of SMRC police station S Charles. "The issue has been going on for several months. It looks like the two were not in good terms over a man both of them were interested in."
Police went through phone messages of the two students and found this to be true. "It appears that Yogalakshmi was at the receiving end. The suicide note said that she was fed up with the harassment and was ending her life," said a
The police inspector said Yogalakshmi had complained to the college authorities about theharassment. When asked about such a complaint the college management refused to comment. While police and the college management are not clear if this case comes under the definition of ragging, experts say the angle should be looked into when there are such cases of suicide. "Rarely do colleges accept cases of ragging," said Raj Kachroo, father of ragging victim Aman Kachroo and founder of the Aman Movement Against Ragging. Kachroo's trust runs the national anti-ragging helpline 1800 180 5522 (helpline@antiragging.in).
Gaurav Singhal, national co-ordinator of Society Against Violence in Education, said college authorities abide by anti-ragging rules only if the victim is strong and demands it. "Many times the victim is compelled to strike a compromise," Singhal said.
Some students found Yogalakshmi hanging around 4.30pm. "They tried giving some first-aid, but it was too late," said college spokesman T G Nallamuthu. The police found the suicide note in her room.
Yogalakshmi and Koteeswari lived in the same hostel, in rooms opposite to each other. "Koteeswari's name is mentioned in the suicide note, and Yogalakshmi's parents alleged that their daughter had informed about the harassment last week," said inspector of SMRC police station S Charles. "The issue has been going on for several months. It looks like the two were not in good terms over a man both of them were interested in."
Police went through phone messages of the two students and found this to be true. "It appears that Yogalakshmi was at the receiving end. The suicide note said that she was fed up with the harassment and was ending her life," said a
police officer
. Yogalakshmi's body was moved to thehospital for postmortem. Koteeswari was produced before the Poonamallee metropolitan magistrate court and remanded in judicial custody. She has been booked under Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code for abetment of suicide.The police inspector said Yogalakshmi had complained to the college authorities about theharassment. When asked about such a complaint the college management refused to comment. While police and the college management are not clear if this case comes under the definition of ragging, experts say the angle should be looked into when there are such cases of suicide. "Rarely do colleges accept cases of ragging," said Raj Kachroo, father of ragging victim Aman Kachroo and founder of the Aman Movement Against Ragging. Kachroo's trust runs the national anti-ragging helpline 1800 180 5522 (helpline@antiragging.in).
Gaurav Singhal, national co-ordinator of Society Against Violence in Education, said college authorities abide by anti-ragging rules only if the victim is strong and demands it. "Many times the victim is compelled to strike a compromise," Singhal said.
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