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Probe deepens into role of classmate in Himachal engineering student’s suicide

Police are examining hostel CCTV footage following collection of forensic evidence to verify whether a classmate abetted his death.

Police recovered a suicide note from the room which revealed that the extreme step was taken on account of an ongoing affair, following which a second semester female student of the college was arrested for abetting suicide. (iStock)

Overview

  • Fourth-semester computer science student Arpit Sharma was found hanging in his Sundernagar college hostel on May 31, and a suicide note blamed a female classmate.
  • Authorities arrested the second-semester student under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 108 and obtained two days of police custody.
  • Forensic teams have gathered physical evidence from Sharma’s room to support the ongoing investigation.
  • The victim’s mother alleges the accused blackmailed her son and forced him into a physical relationship prior to his death.
  • Sharma’s family has criticized college officials for neglecting his care during a chickenpox outbreak in early May.