Overview
- Chunnu Kumar, 23, was found hanging in his hostel room hours after Monday’s exam that he left midway around 12:30 pm.
- Kothanur police registered a case for abetment of suicide and criminal intimidation and named Head of Department Chandrashekhar Kannahia, teacher Sunithaasri Jagatap, and Programme Head Venkatesh KV.
- The FIR cites allegations that faculty humiliated him in class, called him “good for nothing,” and overloaded him with project work.
- The complaint also alleges the management removed the body before alerting police, a claim investigators are now examining.
- Students held a protest seeking justice, the academy did not respond to requests for comment, and the case has renewed concern about pressure at private coaching centres.