In yet another incident of harassment at college hostels, an engineering student in Hyderabad died by suicide after he was allegedly harassed by his seniors, a report said. The victim, 22-year-old Jadav Sai Teja was found hanging inside his hostel room.
He was a second-year engineering student at the Siddharth Engineering College in Hyderabad. The cops are probing the case from both suicide and ragging angles.
Taken to bar, made to pay bill
According to the report, the victim was beaten and asked for money by seniors. He also reportedly pleaded for his life but nothing helped. Fearing that he might have to go through it again, Sai Teja allegedly killed himself in his hostel room. Before taking the extreme step, he also made a video sharing his pain.
Teja was allegedly taken to a bar by his senior where he was forced to drink alcohol and pay the bill of nearly Rs 10,000. Advocate Kishore alleged that the victim was unable to handle the pressure, and took his own life by hanging himself, reported NDTV.
What Sai Teja said in final video
In the video that he recorded before hanging himself, he said, “I was going to college. Four or five people came and threatened me. They are coming and demanding money.”
Death by reported suicide of 22-year-old 2nd year engineering student Jadav Sai Teja #SiddarthaEngineeringCollege at hostel last night in #Hyderabad #Uppal #Medipally; he was from #Utnoor #Adilabad & has alleged in last video that he was beaten for money & says he is too scared pic.twitter.com/8Lz1T1uRb6
— Uma Sudhir (@umasudhir) September 22, 2025
“They are also hitting me, and I’m very scared. They are coming to me and asking for money, and they are hitting me. What should I do? I’m going to die. Please save me,” the NDTV report quoted him as saying.
Teja’s family and lawyer reached his hostel overnight after travelling 300 km.