21-year-old student kills self at Osmania University, protest erupts

HYDERABAD: A 21-year-old post-graduate student of Osmania University allegedly committed suicide at Maneru hostel on Sunday, leading to protests on the campus that continued till Sunday evening. Unemployement is being cited as the reason by the student leaders. According to sources, MSc (Physics) first year student E Murali, who was missing from his room since Saturday night, was found hanging in the hostel bathroom on Sunday afternoon, after his friends tried to look for him. The police, who immediately rushed to the spot after getting the information, recovered a suicide note which stated, "I am unable to continue my studies. The exams are around the corner and I am scared that I will fail. I never wanted to fail in exams. Therefore, I have decided to end my life." The suicide note further states, "Anna (brother), don't leave mother. Take care of her. Bhaskar, from now onwards, you are the younger son. It would be great if the news that I committed suicide is kept discreet as I don't want mother to know about it." The student ended the note by writing, "I am sorry. Goodbye, everyone. I want to rest in peace. I am really happy with my death. I am sorry Amma. Goodbye". Tension erupted at the hostel as students protested and raised slogans seeking "justice" for Murali, who hailed from Gajwel, which is the Telangana chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's constituency. "We suspect that the student committed suicide due to unemployment. The Telangana government's delay in releasing job notifications led to his depression, due to which he committed suicide," said Manavatha Roy, president of Osmania University (OU) Joint Action Committee who also demanded that the state government should release an ex-gratia of Rs 50 lakh for his family. Source: Times of India