UP: Meerut university forms probe panel, suspends 3 officials after student's death

IIMT University has formed a 13-member inquiry committee to investigate the death of MBA student Anu Gupta and suspended three hostel officials pending the probe.

IIMT University here has constituted a 13-member inquiry committee in connection with the death of MBA student Anu Gupta and suspended three hostel officials, including the hostel director, pending completion of the probe, officials said on Friday.

University spokesperson Sunil Sharma said that the committee comprises university officials as well as six student representatives.

Sharma said that while the loss of the student could not be compensated, a separate compensation committee headed by Registrar Prof (Dr) V P Rakesh had been formed to determine financial assistance for the bereaved family.

Meanwhile, hostel director Dr Lakhvinder Singh and girls' hostel wardens Suman Garg and Sumanlata have been suspended with immediate effect to ensure a fair inquiry, the spokesperson said.

The university administration also said that the fee determination committee had been directed to examine issues related to student fees and take necessary action.

Anu Gupta, a final-year MBA student from Saharanpur, was found dead in the lobby of the girls' hostel on May 20. She had been residing on the third floor of the hostel building.

Police had earlier said preliminary investigation suggested suicide, though the motive was yet to be ascertained.

However, the student's family accused the university administration of mental harassment and abetment to suicide and filed a complaint at the Ganganagar police station.