They had launched the indefinite fast on the campus, demanding an internal inquiry into the conduct of faculty as sought by the family of the woman student who committed suicide recently.
IIT-Madras suicide case: Two students of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras on Monday launched an indefinite fast on the campus demanding an internal inquiry into the conduct of faculty as sought by the family of Fathima Latheef, who committed suicide recently. Azhar Moideen, a final year humanities student, and Justin Joseph, pursuing PhD in the same stream, launched the "hunger strike" holding placards and also demanding an internal inquiry, a promise for fair and unbiased investigation and setting up of a grievance redressal committee.
Fathima Latheef, 19, a first year MA Humanities and Development Studies student had ended her life by hanging from a ceiling fan in her hostel room, allegedly for religious biasness. Fathima was a class topper at IIT-M.
Amid huge protest following first-year student Fathima Latheef's suicide, IIT-Madras has come out with an official statement saying the institute was committed to fair play. This comes following massive protests by the DMK and Congress demanding "a transparent" probe into the suicide.
As per reports, the probe into the death of Fathima Latheef was handed over to the Central Crime Branch amidst massive protest by students. The investigation into the case would begin with the prob officer summoning the teacher against whom Fathima had levelled allegations in her suicide note.
Fathima Latheef, a 19-year-old student of IIT Madras, was found hanging in her hostel room in an apparent suicide, the probe by the Chennai Police has picked up steam, taking into account the text messages on her cell phone. Twenty-five people, including professors and students of IIT Madras, are on the inquiry radar of the police.
Fathima, a first year masters student in Humanities and Development Studies in Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M), was found hanging from the ceiling fan in her hostel room on November 9.
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