Published 20:06 IST, June 6th 2023

Tragic death of Sradha Satheesh of Amal Jyothi Engineering College sparks protests

The students alleged that it was mental torture by the college authorities, particularly the confiscation of Sradha's mobile which pushed her to take her life.

Reported by: Abhishek Tiwari
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Amal Jyothi College of Engineering student's suicide sparks protest. (Image: Representational/ PTI) | Image: self
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Students of Amal Jyothi Engineering College at Kanjirappally in Kerala std a massive protest on Tuesday, June 6 against college manment following suspicious death of ir fellow student Sradha Saesh (20), who was found hanging in her hostel room on Friday, June 2 evening. protesting students alleged that it was mental torture by college authorities, particularly confiscation of Sradha's mobile phone, which pushed her to take her own life. students chanted slogans against college authorities and demanded a probe into Sradha’s suspicious death incident. y even condemned delay in action taken by police in matter and allegedly held college authorities responsible for incident.  

Reportedly, college manment had asked students to vacate hostel on June 6 but y refused to do so and continued to protest in campus. protestors have clearly asserted that y will only stop protesting in campus, until justice is served to deceased student. y have reportedly demanded termination of hostel warden and Head of Food Techlogy Department alleging that professors had blamed Sradha for her low marks and manment had even confiscated her phone for using it in lab. 

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Family accuses college authority of subjecting Sradha to mental distress

students also alleged that college manment tried to cover-up suicide by stating that Sradha had collapsed in her room and y had taken her to hospital. Students belonging to Student Federation of India (SFI) and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) as well as KSU joined protest and led marches to college campus.  family of deceased has also accused college authorities of subjecting Sradha to mental distress and humiliation, leading to her decision to end her life.

What are allegations?
As per sources, allegations have emerged against college authorities of putting Sradha to mental distress and humiliation, eventually leading to her decision to end her life. According to eyewitnesses, Head of Department (HoD) at Amal Jyothi Engineering College had summoned Sraddha to his office, where she was reportedly reprimanded. That incident appeared to have deeply affected her, as she confided in her friends shortly after that. She reportedly expressed thoughts of suicide with her friends and her overall disillusionment with life. Furr on incident day, she didn’t speak to anyone after reaching hostel room. 

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students charged college authorities with allegations of making efforts to cover-up entire incident. As per sources, college manment had informed Sradha's family about tragic incident, stating that a decline in her academic performance had disappointed her and could have contributed to her distress. police have initiated an investigation into incident. 

20:06 IST, June 6th 2023