19-year-old student dies by suicide over caste-based harassment by college authorities in TN
India Today
A 19-year-old student in Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam died by suicide after the college authorities allegedly used casteist slurs against her over non-payment of fees.
In Tamil Nadu's Nagapattinam, a 19-year-old physiotherapy student died by suicide after college authorities allegedly hurled casteist slurs at her and harassed her over non-payment of fees.
The 19-year-old, identified as Subashini, was studying physiotherapy at a private college. A teacher allegedly used a casteist slur against her and made her stand outside the classroom.
The student's parents staged a protest against the college authorities and demanded strict action. They have refused to allow an autopsy to be conducted until the accused are arrested.
Following the family's complaint, three people, including the college's chairman, have been booked under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989.
Hundreds of students also staged a protest demanding justice for Subashini. During the protest, a bus parked inside the college campus was damaged. The cops were deployed to control the situation.
The case resembles that of Payal Tadvi, a medical student at a college in Maharashtra who died by suicided in 2019 after three of her seniors allegedly harassed her over her caste.
