Massive protest erupts at Punjab's LPU after student dies by suicide
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Punjab: A huge protest erupted at the campus of Punjab's Lovely Professional University (LPU) on Wednesday after a first-year student died by suicide.
This is the second death by suicide at the Lovely Professional University in Phagwara in 10 days, the protesters allege.
Kapurthala Police told ANI news agency, "We received information at around 5:30 pm on September 20 that a first-year student of B. Design at Lovely Professional University died by suicide. We reached the spot and recovered a suicide note which cited personal reasons; further investigation underway".
DSP Phagwara stated that prima facie the student was having some personal issues, as has been suggested by the note left by them," the police in Kapurthala tweeted.
After the incident, several students gathered in large numbers last night inside the university campus to protest over the suicide of the first-year student.
Meanwhile, the university has issued a statement on the incident which said that it is extending full support to the cops for further investigation.
"LPU fraternity is saddened by the unfortunate incident. The initial investigation by the Police, and the contents of the suicide note point toward personal issues of the dead. The university is providing full support to the authorities for further investigation," said the statement, according to news agency ANI.
The protesting students, who allege that the previous suicide was covered up by the authorities, demand to know the reason behind both cases. They claim the previous incident was "resolved behind closed doors".