The Knowledge Park police informed that a memo from a private hospital was received on August 15 that a 24 years old student was found dead in HRM Hostel. The body was sent for the post-mortem and a case has been registered, they said.A spokesperson of the Sharda University said that the university has expressed condolences to student’s family and confirmed that fees would be refunded and all necessary support would be given to them.Shivam Day enrolled in the B Tech computer Science programme in 2022.He completed his first year, but after that he struggled in his second year and failing to meet the minimum grade requirement of a 5.0 CGPA to progress to the third year, the spokesperson said.”His mentor remained in his touch to support him and encouraged him to participate in internships, and other academics programmes,” he added, adding that Shivam was also given opportunities to improve his performance, but if could not he was offered to repeat the second year at reduced fees.On July 18, a second year student of Dental Sciences also died by suicide. She had accused two faculty members for her death and after that they were arrested by police.
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