Plea in HC for CBI probe into 14 suicides in IIT Madras

Loktantrik Janata Dal's youth wing has moved Mras High Court, seeking a CBI probe into into '14 suicides' at IIT-Mras here since 2006.

outfit, in a Public Interest Litigation petition, said 14 students have so far reportedly committed suicide on IIT Mras campus here since 2006 as y faced "discrimination" on basis of religion, caste and language.

Of students who ended ir lives, five were from Andhra Presh, three from Kerala, two each from Tamil Nu, and Uttar Presh and one each from Puducherry and Jharkhand and recently Fathima Laef, a 19-year old student h committed suicide.

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However, institution has not taken any steps to go into reason behind such suicides, national president of party's Yuva Janata Dal, Saleem Mavoor, said.

Neir Tamil Nu government nor local police h conducted any fruitful inquiry to bring out reasons behind such deaths, he alleged. PIL plea is expected to come up for hearing on December 2.

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