Overview

• Pacific Dental College expelled two faculty members named in the suicide note of final-year BDS student Sweta Singh, who died overnight on July 24–25
• Sukher Police Station has registered an FIR and launched forensic and postmortem examinations to verify the note’s allegations
• The student’s handwritten note accused faculty members referred to as “Mahi Ma’am” and “Bhagwat Sir” of two years of mental harassment, irregular exam schedules, arbitrary failures and extortion-style monetary demands
• Hundreds of students staged sit-ins, protest marches and road blockades demanding transparent disciplinary action and administrative reforms
• The case has reignited calls for stronger grievance redressal, proactive counseling and transparent examination practices to address systemic academic pressures and mental-health gaps