Student commits suicide in Hyderabad, sparks strife in Kashmir, Pulwama under curfew

According to Sub Inspector Satish Kumar, Investigating Officer of Osmania University Police Station, his roommate, Wasim Mohammed Salim, another PhD student from Pune, had first lodged a complaint against Kamran a fortnight ago. He had alleged that Kamran was harassing and picking up quarrels with him every day.

While the police was planning to summon Kamran, the Proctor Prof Hareesh Vizra and the faculty dean intervened. They requested the police not to pursue the matter and said they would sort it out. The police said university authorities had told they had received complaints against Kamran from many other students.

A routine inquiry by the police on Saturday revealed that Kamran and Salim were close friends. “But recently they had started fighting in the hostel due to which other students started complaining. When Salim started avoiding Kamran, he allegedly started harassing him,” Kumar said.

“I think he was disturbed because his best friend turned against him and lodged a compliant. He took the extreme step due to the number of complaints against him,” Kumar said.

The EFLU campus remained tense as a few students alleged that high-handedness of varsity officials drove Kamran to end his life. The police had a tough

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