The police have nabbed, on Sunday, and are questioning four people in connection with the death of the three girls who committed suicide by jumping in a well in Tamil Nadu. A case of cheating, extortion and abetting suicide has been registered against the four people in Villupuram district, District Collector Laxmi has said.
The investigation team has sealed the SVS Medical College after the incident.
Blaming the college administration in the suicide note for not providing proper education in spite of charging an exorbitant fee, three girl students of a private Naturopathy college committed suicide.
They were wrapped in a saree and reportedly jumped together into a well on Saturday night in Villupuram district.
The girls were studying in the second year of the college. In their suicide note, they wrote that the college administration had already charged Rs 6 lakhs each as fees and they were being forced to pay more fees.
Coming from poor families, they were unable to pay it. They were not even given proper fee receipts.
They also blamed college owner, Vasuki Subramanian, of verbally abusing them. Apparently, the seniors had also complained about the verbal abuse to the college administration but no action was taken. They also wrote that rather than studying, they were made to work in the college.
It was stated in the suicide note that they were taking this step so that serious action could be taken against the college authorities.
The college owner, Vasuki, is now absconding after she was named in the suicide note.
The three girls are Saranya, Priyanka and Monisha. Sources told The News Minute that the college had taken a lump sum amount as fees from the students and did not even provide fees receipts. There were not even enough lecturers in the college. The college license was also cancelled due to lack of basic facilities.
From September 2015, there were protests against the college authorities. On 14 September, 2015, there was a hunger strike and students tried self-immolation. According to the sources, in October, six protesters attempted suicide by eating rat poison and were admitted to the Villupuram government hospital. But still, the government did not take note of the issue.
(With inputs from The New Minute)
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