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by mainstream media that she committed suicide because of academic pressure and she did not blame anyone.This site is unnecessarily trying to create controversy.
Additional DCP (Dwarka), Nishant Gupta was quoted by Indian Express as saying that the student, a Chennai native, had been struggling with academic pressure and had previously expressed suicidal thoughts to her roommates in April this year.
https://www.news18.com/amp/education-career/nlu-delhi-third-year-law-student-dies-by-suicide-police-allege-academic-pressure-9040106.html
Kindly show some respect and good sense. Please rely on proper news sites only, instead of an obscure website. I agree there are certain problems at NLUD but that is a separate issue.
- timely therapy and treatment by qualified doctors and counsellors: medication if necessary
- promotion of healthy habits like sleeping early, yoga, meditation and exercise
- need for positive social interaction and friends
In addition to this, strict disciplinary action against students indulging in ragging, bullying and sexual misconduct : straight reporting to police of a criminal act is committed.
However, one key difference is that the Jindal girl was from an affluent background who was generally very depressed, whereas the NLUD girl was an IDIA student from a humble background, so her depression may have been worsened by economic and cultural challenges.
At the end of the day, it’s hard to pinpoint one particular cause and we instead need counselling in college by proper therapists. Gen Z is a lot more vulnerable than previous generations and this has been made worse by social media. ▮▮▮
https://www.news18.com/amp/education-career/nlu-delhi-third-year-law-student-dies-by-suicide-police-allege-academic-pressure-9040106.html