Raigad: 19-year-old medical student dies by suicide, alleges harassment by roommates

A 19-year-old student of a private medical college allegedly died by suicide, claiming that he was harassed and ragged by three roommates at a hostel in Karjat city of Maharashtra's Raigad. Based on a complaint lodged by the boy's father, the police have registered an offence under Section 306 (abetment to suicide) and other relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) against the three students.

According to PTI reports, the police are probing the incident, and no arrests have been made so far, he said. Harshal Mahale, a first-year MBBS student, died by suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling of his room at the hostel around 7 pm on December 1. After a couple of days, the deceased boy's parents recovered a suicide note and his mobile phone from the room and approached the police with a complaint on December 4. Mahale, in the suicide note, alleged that he was mentally harassed and tortured by his three roommates and demanded strict action against them.