Student dies by suicide in Karnataka after being ‘linked’ to lecturer

A 23-year-old student of Ayurveda College in Holalkere town in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district allegedly died by suicide following distress over defamatory rumours of linking her with a lecturer, police said on Thursday.

The deceased has been identified as Likhitha, a student of an Ayurveda college in Malladihalli. She was found hanging at her residence in Basava Layout in Holalkere town.

According to preliminary information, Likhitha was reportedly upset over false rumours linking her to her professor, which had allegedly affected her



reputation. The rumours are said to have claimed that she was in a relationship with Professor Dr Raju.

Sources said that Likhitha left behind a death note in which she allegedly named the lecturer, Dr Raju, his wife, Nisha, and a few fellow students.

In the note, she is said to have blamed harassment and defamation by them as the reason for her taking the extreme step.

Based on the complaint, the Holalkere Police have registered a case and filed an FIR against the lecturer, his wife, and the students named in the death note.