IIT Madras research scholar found hanging in his room after updating WhatsApp status
Third suspected suicide at IIT-M this year, 11th since 2018
Chennai: A PhD research scholar of the IIT Madras was found dead at his home on Friday in a suspected case of suicide in Velachery, Chennai, reported The Times of India.
The deceased, Sachin Kumar Jain, 23, ended his life after updating Whatsapp status as "I am sorry, not good. Enough".
According to police, Sachin had gone to his college(IIT Madras) as usual but returned to his rented home he shared with his other two mates around 11:30 am without informing anyone in the class. He then updated his status. Some of his friends who noticed his status rushed to his class to check on him. Learning that he could be at home, they rushed to his house and found him hanging from a ceiling fan.
The Velachery police registered a case and sent his body to the Government Royapettah Hospital for an autopsy.
IIT-M has posted a message stating that "We are deeply shocked and anguished to convey the tragic and untimely passing away of Sachin Kumar Jain of the Mechanical Engineering Department on March 31 afternoon.”
"A student with an exemplary academic and research record is a big loss to the research community. The student's family has been informed and they are on their way to Chennai. He was residing outside the campus. The institute expresses its heartfelt condolences and shares the grief of the friends and family of the deceased student."
According to The Telegraph, This is the third instance of suspected suicide by a student at IIT-Madras this year and the 11th case since 2018.
Minister of State for Education Subhas Sarkar on Monday told Lok Sabha that 33 students have died by suicide across the IITs since 2018.
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Gujarat court sentences three to life imprisonment in cow slaughter case
Ahmedabad: A sessions court in Gujarat’s Amreli district recently sentenced three persons to life imprisonment for cow slaughter under provisions of the Gujarat Animal Preservation Act.
In the judgement, Sessions Judge Rizvana Bukhari held Kasim Solanki, Sattar Solanki and Akram Solanki guilty of cow slaughter, observing that the three men did it despite knowing that the animals were considered sacred in Hinduism, as reported by Deccan Herald.
The court also imposed a heavy fine of Rs 6 lakh on each of the accused.
The Gujarat Animal Preservation Act prohibits slaughter of any animal of cow progeny in the state.
The Bhupendra Patel-led Gujarat government hailed the verdict as "historic" and asserted that the government was committed to protect the cow which is the "center of Indian culture and faith and the state government will have no mercy" for such crimes.
During the proceedings, Special Public Prosecutor Chandresh Mehta said that this was the first time that three persons had been convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment in a single case of cow slaughter in Gujarat by a court.
