The NHRC has observed that the content of the news report, if true, raises a "serious issue of violation of human rights".
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notice to the Telangana government and the state’s police chief over the death of the 18-year-old Renu Sree on Friday, 5 January, at Gitam University, in Sangareddy, Telangana.
The first-year Engineering student engaged in a phone conversation before tragically jumping off from the fifth floor of the college building.
The NHRC has taken “suo motu cognisance of a media report that an engineering girl student committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of her college in Rangareddy district, Telangana on 5 January,” it said.
The Commission has observed that the content of the news report, if true, raises a “serious issue of violation of human rights” which is a matter of concern.
Accordingly, it has issued notices to the chief secretary and the director general of police (DGP) in the government of Telangana, seeking a detailed report within four weeks, the statement said.
“The report should also include the outcome of the police investigation and inquiry conducted by the college administration, the action taken against the persons found responsible for the incident, and steps taken or proposed to be taken to ensure that such painful incidents do not recur,” it said.
According to the media report, carried on 6 January, eyewitnesses said the victim took the extreme step even as her fellow students screamed at her to stop.
She was rushed to a private hospital in Isnapur by the students and college management, where the doctors pronounced her “brought dead”, it added.
A video of the incident was captured by another student in an attempt to discern the reason behind the girl’s precarious perch on the wall, only to witness her jump to her death a few seconds later.
The disturbing visuals of the video have since then gone viral on social media platforms.
According to the reports, she succumbed to her injuries on the spot, having suffered multiple traumas. Renu Sree reportedly joined the university three months ago in the Computer Science Engineering branch.
Reportedly, the victim was commuting daily by the college bus from her residence in Kukatpally, the NHRC said in its statement.
Her parents live in Madhapur, Hyderabad, and rushed to the hospital upon learning of their daughter’s tragic fate.
Her body was shifted to Area Hospital in Patancheru for a postmortem examination.
(With PTI inputs)
(If you need support or know someone who has suicidal thoughts, please reach out to your nearest mental health specialist or contact the helpline numbers of suicide prevention organisations that can offer emotional support to individuals and families. Tele-MANAS: 14416; Life Suicide Prevention: 7893078930; Roshni: 9166202000, 9127848584.)
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