Two women commit suicide in IIT Madras in span of 24 hours

Mangalore Today News Network

Chennai July 14 ,2016 : Two women - a research scholar and the wife of a professor - were found hanging at their rooms at the Indian Institute of Technology’s Madras campus on Wednesday.

 

Police say both women - 34-year-old post-doctoral research scholar P Maheswari and 47-year-old Vijaya Lakshmi - committed suicide.

While investigations are on to ascertain the exact reason for their deaths, a senior police official said they suspect "family issues" could have led to them taking the extreme step.

Condoling the scholar’s death, IIT Madras released a statement yesterday saying "IIT Madras reports with deep sadness the death of a post-doctoral research scholar in the campus. The scholar’s family has been informed. The institute extends its deep felt condolences to the family and the near and dear ones of the scholar for the unfortunate, untimely and devastating loss."

The institute added that it is taking "necessary action and extending full cooperation to civil authorities."

It is yet to comment on the death of Vijaya Lakshmi.

IIT Madras had witnessed suicide of two students in September and October last year.