SC Petition Filed Over Alarming Suicide Rate In TMU, Moradabad

Advocate Wjahat Ansari of Supreme Court of India has written a letter petition to Chief Justice of India urging him to take suo-motu cognizance into alarming situation of 5 suicide in 4 weeks. 2 students and a professor ended their lives in TMU within 26 days.

Earlier dead body of a professor was found. Notably, the advocate has written the petition citing the media reports.

The petition highlights the alarming trend of suicides in Teerthanker Mahaveer University (TMU), Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh.

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The petition, filed seeking suo-motu intervention, cites three suicides within just 26 days at TMU, including two students and one professor.

The incidents include the death of Osho Raj Chaudhary, a 28-year-old MD (Anaesthesia) student found hanging in his hostel room. Earlier, Akshat Jain, a 21-year-old BBA student, and Aditi Malhotra, a 32-year-old assistant professor, also died under similar circumstances.

Additionally, in a separate tragic event in Meerut district, a desperate father and his teenage daughter consumed poison due to financial distress over education expenses.

Jogendra Prajapati, a 50-year-old mason, and his 17-year-old daughter Khushi tragically ended their lives after he couldn’t afford her school fees despite her scoring 75% in her 10th grade exams.

The petition urges the Supreme Court to order a CBI inquiry monitored by the court into these incidents, emphasizing the urgency and gravity of the situation.

The petition, supported by a detailed newspaper report, underscores the need for immediate judicial intervention to ensure justice in these distressing cases.