Gurgaon, Feb 9 (IANS) A number of people, including college students and relatives of a dental surgery student who allegedly committed suicide Feb 4, here Monday blocked traffic, demanding the arrest of people responsible for her extreme step.
The protest caused heavy traffic snarl on the Gurgaon-Jhajjar road.
Payal Godara, 22, was a final-year bachelors' student at the SGT Dental College, Hospital and Research Institute in Gurgaon's Chandu Budhera village. Her body was found hanging in her hostel room from the ceiling fan by her roommate.
Students and the girl's relatives Monday protested outside the SGT university, demanding arrest of the teacher and principal who forced her to take the extreme step. The protesters also blocked traffic on the Gurgaon-Jhajjar road here, police said.
The family also alleged that Godara's suicide note was changed.
"She was very weak in the Hindi language but the suicide note found was in the same language has without many spelling mistakes," said Omprakash, the girl's uncle, adding that her suicide note was changed.
Protesters also demanded a CBI probe into the matter and appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar to intervene in the matter to ensure justice in the case.
The police have already registered a case against university management under abetment to suicide and other sections.
Payal Godara was reportedly under stress after failing an examination.
In her suicide note, she said she took the extreme step as she was unhappy with her performance in the final examination. She also mentioned that she did not hold anyone responsible for the suicide which she claimed was her decision.
The college spokesperson said that the girl was under pressure to re-appear in the exam which she had failed previously. "SGT higher authority have directed the college staff to investigate the matter."
The college was opened Monday after holidays were announced by management following the girl's suicide.
Foundation stone laid for PHFI southern campus in Hyderabad (Lead)
Hyderabad, Feb 3 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao Tuesday laid the foundation stone for the southern regional campus of Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), a
Allu Arjun: Received Gaddar Award for Pushpa 2, Allu was selected as the best actor; said thanks to fans and director
On Thursday, famous Telugu film actor Allu Arjun has been honored with the state government's Gaddar Award Telangana Film Award. He has been given this award for the film 'Pushpa 2'. Allu Arjun is
'Hanuman ji fought with demons, we will fight corruption and dynasty politics': PM Modi on BJP foundation day
On the occasion of BJP's foundation day, PM Modi addressed the party workers. Congratulating the Foundation Day, Modi said that today we are celebrating the birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman in every
BJP legislator elected Jammu and Kashmir assembly speaker
Jammu, March 18 (IANS) Kavinder Gupta, a Bharatiya Janata Party legislator, was on Wednesday elected as the speaker of the state legislative assembly.After the budget session of the assembly started
Costs holding purchase of artillery guns from US
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Procurement of artillery guns through Foreign Military Sales (FMS) route from the US government has not progressed due to cost issues, defence ministry said Tuesday."The
The biggest phone fest is going to run on Amazon from November 26-29, cheap deals will be available on these smartphones
Amazon Sale On Smart Phone: Apart from techno, deals have come on cheap phones of Redmi, Samsung, and Realme in Amazon's phone fest. After a discount of up to 40% on the phone, a cashback offer and an
When Indian nurses arrived in Dubai to help in the battle with Corona, see how welcome
New Delhi: On the one hand in the Coronavirus, Indians stranded in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are being brought back home. At the same time, a team of Indian nurses has reached Dubai to help in
'If Muslims' voting rights are abolished, there will be peace, a senior religious leader appeals on the Waqf issue.
Vishwa Vokkaliga Mahasamastan Math's Mahant Kumar Chandrashekharnath Swamiji on Tuesday (November 26, 2024) said amid the Waqf property dispute that a law should be brought in which the Muslim
Heavy rain and storm caused havoc in California, 2 including a child died
Heavy rains and storms have caused havoc in California. Thousands of homes lost power due to the storm. Due to the rain and storm, a flood-like situation has been created and at least two people have
Samsung launches a very cheap smartphone, Redmi will face challenge
New Delhi: Smartphone manufacturer Samsung has launched or has launched its entry-level smartphone Galaxy A01 Core in the Indonesia market. This is a basic smartphone. No information has been received
