Delay in reporting Gr Noida university suicide, say police

Investigation into the death of a 2l-year-old Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) second-year student in the hostel of Sharda University in Greater Noida’s Knowledge Park on Friday revealed that there was a 90-minute gap between the college taking the woman to the hospital and informing the police, officers aware of the investigation said on Sunday.

- Arun Singh

Police said that the delay raised suspicion and caused a misunderstanding, leading to a 16-hour demonstration on the campus. Sharda University dean Dr M Siddharth did not respond to calls and messages.

A senior police officer associated with the investigation, requesting anonymity, said: “We received a memo from Sharda Hospital after 15 hours of the incident. By the time we reached, the deceased's parents were already there. The 90-minute gap raised suspicion and misunderstanding, which ignited protests and allegations, The college should have alerted 112 while rushing the girl to the hospital.”

On Friday, a second-year BDS student from Gurugram allegedly died by suicide in her room, 1209(C), on the 12th floor of Mandela Hostel around 8.45pm. Her neighbour, the occupant of 1209(B), raised the alarm after finding the body in the room. Based on the allegations and suicide note content, police arrested two teachers, assistant professor Shairy Vashist and associate professor Mahinder Singh Chouhan, for abetment to suicide.