While attending an exam, Satyam Suman was reportedly caught using his mobile phone inside the examination hall.
Published Feb 20, 2024 | 4:19 PM ⚊ Updated Feb 20, 2024 | 4:19 PM
Satyam Suman (20) hailed from Bihar and was studying at MAHE in Manipal, Karnataka. (Screengrab)
In a tragic incident that unfolded on Friday, 16 February, at approximately 1:55 pm, Satyam Suman, a 20-year-old student hailing from Bihar, ended his life by suicide at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) in Karnataka.
Suman was a second-year BSc Respiratory Therapy student at the institution in Manipal, Karnataka.
On the day of the incident, Suman had attended an exam being conducted at the university. During the exam, Suman was reportedly caught using his mobile phone inside the examination hall, a senior police officer with the Manipal Police told South First.
Subsequently, the university authorities expelled him from the exam hall. They further summoned him to provide a statement regarding the violation. The university requested Suman to report to another block for the recording of his statement, the senior officer informed.
However, instead of complying with the university’s instructions, Suman chose a different course of action. He retreated to the hostel and ascended to the terrace of the six-storey building. Tragically, he took his own life by jumping to his death.
The Manipal Police have initiated an investigation into the incident, registering it as an unnatural death.
Speaking to reporters, Udupi Additional Superintendent of Police Parameshwar Ananth Hegde said that the B.Sc student was expelled from the examination hall after a warning. “He faced humiliation and tragically died by suicide,” the officer said.
Chilling videos of the student looking down from the university building moments before his death have gone viral. The incident led to panic among students in the university.
