Andhra Pradesh: IIIT student in Srikakulam dies by suicide

SRIKAKULAM: A student of Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) in Srikakulam district died by suicide on Wednesday afternoon.
Bhaviri Visista Roshini ended her life by hanging herself to the ceiling fan in the hostel room in the IIIT.
The reasons behind the extreme step are yet to be ascertained.
This is the second suicide in the same IIIT within seven months as another girl was also committed suicide 24 hours after returning from the home to the institute.
The 17-year-old girl Roshini is a resident of Tattikota Street in Saluru town in newly formed Parvathipuram Manyam district.
She is pursuing second year PUC in the IIIT.
The elder daughter of two children of a Gold Appraiser in a bank in Saluru, B Haranatha Chari, committed suicde by hanging herself with the help of Chunni.
The IIIT Director Jagadeesh told TOI that staff of the hostel noticed it and immediately shifted her to the hospital where she breathed her last while undergoing treatment.
"We were shocked after hearing the news. The reasons behind the extreme step are yet to be probed by the authorities," he said.
According to sources, the girl wrote her second semester examination and returned to the hostel. Later, she attempted suicide within few minutes.
Sources said that she had written a suicide note and said that she was committing suicide as she did not perform well in the examination. But the director of the IIIT Jagadeesh said that there was no suicide note in her room.
Etcherla cops are investigating the case.