Overview

• Greater Noida police registered an FIR under Section 306 against the university administration and unidentified persons two days after the August 15 death, acting on the father’s complaint.
• The 24-year-old was found hanging in his room at the HNR boys’ hostel in Knowledge Park and left a note citing academic pressure, taking sole responsibility, and requesting a fee refund with no detentions; the FIR also alleges he had reported bullying over a failed exam.
• Investigators say the college continued taking fees without alerting the family that the student was not attending classes, and the assistant commissioner of police said the institute should have cross-verified contact details; no arrests have been made.
• The university says the student failed second-year exams in 2023, stopped attending, and used forged mark sheets to mislead his parents, adding that messages went to the number he provided and that excess fees would be refunded.
• The case follows a July 18 death of a Dental Sciences student in a hostel room that led to the arrest of two faculty members, intensifying scrutiny of the university’s welfare and oversight systems.