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girl student at her hostel in the campus was transferred to the Central Crime Branch(CCB) wing of the city police, even as leaders of various political parties demandeda transparent probe into it.Talking to reporters after inspecting the hostel where the girl student, Fathima Latif, ended her life two days back, Chennai City Police Commissioner A K Viswanathansaid police interrogated some people in the campus in connection with the incident.He said 'to unravel the truth behind the suicide, the probe has been transferred tothe CCB', he added.Several student organisations staged a protest outside the IIT-Madrasin the city condemning the increasing rate of suicides in the campus and demandeda thorough probe.About 50 SFI members were arrested by the police when they squatted on the arterialroad and attempted to stage a dharna.Meanwhile, leaders of various political parties, including DMK President M K Stalin,PMK Founder S Ramadoss and CPI State Secretary R Mutharasan expressed concern over the increase in suicides in the IIT-M campus.In a statement here, Stalin demanded a transparent and fair probe into the suicideof Fathima Latif.Stating that a time frame should be fixed to complete the probe, he said the remarksof her parents that their daughter was subjected to religious discrimination by a faculty member, has shattered the belief of Tamil soil.Ramadoss, in a statement here, said the role of the two Professors, named by thestudent, in the suicide should be probed.Stating that 14 students have committed suicide at IIT-M in the last 10 years, he saidthe police should find out the reasons behind this and take steps to prevent suchincidents.CPI(M) State Secretary K Balakrishnan, Manitheneya Makkal Katchi (MMK) leaderM H Jawahiruallah and other leaders also demanded a thorough probe into the incident.( With inputs from IANS )

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The investigation into the suicide by a first year IIT-Madras ...