Rampage in Chennai's Sathyabama Deemed University After Girl Student Commits Suicide

New Delhi: The students of Chennai's Sathyabama Deemed University on Wednesday set a portion of college on fire protesting the death of a student, who allegedly committed suicide.

Students allege that Ragamonika was humiliated by a professor and sent out of the examination hall for copying in her exam. The girl, then, allegedly took her life in the hostel, The News Minute reported.

When students reached the hostel to check on Ragamonika, she was found hanging from the ceiling fan.

The students came out demanding justice for Ragamonika after the news of her death circulated on campus.

The New Indian Express quoted a college official as saying that the girl student was found copying in her exam using another paper that she somehow managed to carry with herself.

"She was caught and the invigilator asked her to leave the exam hall," the official added.

Videos that have surfaced on social media show huge flames in one of the portions the college. The students can be seen moving around furtively while others captured the scene on their mobile camera.