Telangana student suicide after alleged teacher humiliation

An 18-year-old student in Telangana died by suicide earlier this week, leaving behind a note alleging he was humiliated and slapped by his teacher over his academic performance. The incident has sparked a police investigation and protests by the student's family demanding accountability.

The student, identified as Tarun, was a second-year Intermediate student at a Government Junior College in Kothapalli village, Jogulamba Gadwal district. Police reported that he was found deceased at his residence on Tuesday, July 28. A preliminary investigation indicates he died by hanging.

According to police and reports citing a suicide note, the incident followed an altercation at the college. Tarun, who had scored 434 out of 440 marks and secured the second rank in his district in his first-year exams, allegedly objected when a lecturer, identified as Shirisha, praised a female classmate who had scored 435 marks. The note alleges that the lecturer then slapped him in front of other students after he protested. The note further stated that teachers should encourage students, not humiliate them, and called for action against the lecturer.

Following the incident, police registered a case and...