Protests Erupt At IP University After MBA Student Dies By Suicide Following Expulsion

Gautam Kumar, a first-year MBA student, was expelled for allegedly consuming alcohol and narcotic substances in his hostel room along with five other students.

Students stage a protest after an MBA student allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the seventh floor of his hostel in the IP University, in New Delhi.

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Protests erupted at the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University on Monday after a 25-year-old student, who was recently expelled by the university administration, died by suicide. 

Gautam Kumar, a first-year MBA student, jumped off from the seventh floor of his hostel building on Sunday.
 
Kumar, a native of Vaishali district in Bihar, was enrolled at the IP University main campus in Dwarka Sector-16, Southwest Delhi. Police said that no suicide note was found on the spot. 

Gautam was expelled for allegedly consuming alcohol and narcotic substances in his hostel room along with five other students.

After the protests started, the university has 'relieved' hostel warden Rakesh Kumar of his duties, IP University registrar Kamal Pathak said.

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Meanwhile, hundreds of students gathered outside the Vice-Chancellor's office, holding a sit-in to demand justice for the deceased.

They carried posters reading "Justice for Gautam" and "Don't Let the Suicide Note Disappear" and chanted slogans calling for accountability from the university. Police teams were stationed outside the Vice-Chancellor's office and university officials were seen attempting to de-escalate the situation.

According to students, Gautam was distressed after being expelled following a birthday party celebration in the hostel. 

The protesters also demanded the resignation of Rakesh Kumar, accusing him of expelling the students without conducting a proper investigation.

As per the University's expulsion order on September 14, Gautam and five other students were removed from hostel residency for consuming alcohol and narcotic substances. The order prohibited them from entering the hostel premises and directed them to vacate their rooms by 2 pm on September 15.

Meanwhile, the police have launched an enquiry to investigate what prompted the victim to take the extreme step.