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<p data-start="135" data-end="337"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">A second-year BDS student at Sharda University allegedly died by suicide in her hostel room, with a handwritten note blaming two faculty members for prolonged mental harassment.</span></p>
<p data-start="339" data-end="626"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The student, hailing from Gurugram, Haryana, was found hanging in her hostel on the Knowledge Park campus. Her note directly named two teachers, Mahender Sir and Shairy Ma&rsquo;am, stating they subjected her to repeated humiliation and stress, ultimately driving her to take the extreme step.</span></p>
<p data-start="628" data-end="942"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">In the note, she wrote: &ldquo;If I die, the teachers of PCP and Dental Material will be responsible for this. Mahender Sir and Shairy Ma'am are responsible for my death. They mentally harassed me. They insulted me. I have been under stress for a long time. I want them to suffer the same. Sorry, I cannot live anymore.&rdquo;</span></p>
<p data-start="944" data-end="1127"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Following the incident, local police arrived at the scene, secured the hostel premises, and sent the body for post-mortem. A forensic team conducted a detailed inspection of the room.</span></p>
<p data-start="1129" data-end="1341"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Based on a complaint from the student&rsquo;s family, an FIR was registered, and both faculty members have been arrested under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including charges of abetment to suicide.</span></p>
<p data-start="1343" data-end="1521"><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">The incident triggered major protests on campus, with students and the victim&rsquo;s family alleging that prior complaints of harassment were ignored by the university administration.</span></p>
<p data-start="1523" data-end="1668" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node=""><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Police managed to calm the situation through dialogue, and campus order has now been restored. Investigations and legal proceedings are underway.</span><br><br><span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif; font-size: 12pt;">[Except for the headline, this article has not been edited by the Benefit News editorial team and is published directly from the IANS news feed]</span></p>
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Sharda Uni Student Suicide Sparks Faculty Arrests

BDS student dies by suicide, alleges mental harassment by teachers, FIR leads to arrests

Sharda Uni Student Suicide Sparks Faculty Arrests

BDS student dies by suicide, alleges mental harassment by teachers, FIR leads to arrests

July 19, 2025 | 19:40 IST