In the IIT Kharagpur case, Bhatt was informed by varsity’s Registrar that though a post mortem was conducted details weren’t known yet.The case pertains to Ritam Mandal, a fourth-year mechanical engineering student at IIT Kharagpur, who allegedly died by suicide on July 18. A resident of Kolkata, she was enrolled in a five-year dual degree programme. This is the fourth such incident reported on the IIT Kharagpur campus since January this year.In a significant judgement recently on July 25, the Supreme Court had issued 15 pan-India guidelines to combat the problems of rise in suicides, safety and mental health issues among students in educational institutions.On July 25, the Supreme Court issued 15 nationwide guidelines to address rising student suicides and improve mental health and safety measures in educational institutions.The Supreme Court’s verdict came in response to an appeal challenging the Andhra Pradesh High Court’s rejection of a plea to transfer the probe into the suspicious death of a 17-year-old NEET aspirant in Visakhapatnam to the CBI.The guidelines prescribed by the top court were: All educational institutions shall adopt and implement a uniform mental health policy, drawing cues from the UMMEED Draft Guidelines, the MANODARPAN initiative, and the National Suicide Prevention Strategy.”All the educational institutions shall establish written protocols for immediate referral to mental health services, local hospitals, and suicide prevention helplines. Suicide helpline numbers, including Tele-MANAS and other national services, shall be prominently displayed in hostels, classrooms, common areas, and on websites in large and legible print,” the Court said.
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