An uneasy situation is prevailing in the Cottion College campus when a girl student commit suicide on Monday. Talking to newsmen at the college campus magistrate Chinmoy Phukan confirmed that Sahanaz Rahman, a degree student in the stream of science committed suicide by hanging at a newly constructed building in the campus after she reached there to appear in the examination. Shahanaz hails from Machkhowa area. Later her body was taken for post mortem in presence of magistrate. Meanwhile a pall of gloom is descending in the entire campus following the incident. It took place hardly a month after a student committed suicide near girl hostel in the Gauhati university campus.
PermalinkSubmitted by Biswajit Choudh... on Thu, 01/04/2010 - 01:48
These cases become regular in India as a whole. As a Research Scholar,I think high expectation,undeclared competition with fellow mates, career orientation, loss of academic year and family pressure together create more stress among exam candidates. So, there needs caring people at home to cope with the situation. Hope, these things will never happen again.
PermalinkSubmitted by Dr kaberi Saha on Thu, 01/04/2010 - 22:24
The number of suicide cases among the students in Assam is increasing. It is the right time to open counselling centre in every colleges so that the student can take help in their need. This is a sad incident. Pray for the immortal soul.
15 Aug 2009 - 10:43am | pallavibarua
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