Madras, 14/4: The prestigious Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) cancelled classes for a day on Tuesday following overnight protests by students inside the campus over “callous handling” of the suicide of a second-year PG student by the management.
The students called off their protests on Tuesday morning only after IIT-M Director Prof V Kamakoti addressed them and gave a categorical assurance to look into their concerns and various demands raised by them. Since students were awake and protesting the whole of Monday night, the institute declared a “non-instructional day” on Tuesday.
It all began with the suicide of a 24-year-old PG student of the electrical engineering department hailing from Maharashtra on Monday afternoon. The institute also reported an attempt to suicide by another student on Sunday, but police said the two incidents aren’t connected. The said student is currently under treatment.
“The 24-year-old student is believed to have ended his life due to personal issues. He also kept to himself by not interacting much with his family members and friends in the institute. We have filed a case of unnatural death under CrPC 174. T