Tamil Nadu suicide: Post-mortem of one student underway, investigation team seal Medical college

Investigation team seal Svs Med College after three medical students allegedly committed suicide in Villupuram (TN) pic.twitter.com/3Xq8aYlQ3K

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Post mortem underway on body of 1 student, trying to convince other 2 families to let conduct post mortem:District Collector,Villupuram(TN)

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Case of cheating, extortion &abetting suicide registered against them:District Collector on suicide of 3 medical students in Villupuram (TN)

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4 people being interrogated as of now: District Collector Lakshmi on suicide of three medical students in Villupuram (TN)

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Parents&friends oppose postmortem of 3 girls committed suicide,demands arrest of college owner Vasuki @IndianExpress pic.twitter.com/nJSfTlqrbY

— Arun Janardhanan (@arunjei) January 24, 2016

Three girl students of SVS Yoga Medical College at Kallakurichi near Villupuram in Tamil Nadu committed suicide on Saturday evening accusing the administration of charging excess fees and “torture”, and blaming college chairman Vasuki Subramanian for their death.

READ | Three girls commit suicide in Tamil Nadu, blaming medical college and its high fees

The bodies of the three were found in a well near the college. The girls were doing naturopathy courses.

According to the officials, four people have been interrogated in the matter. Following that, a case of cheating, extortion and abetting suicide have been registered against them, he said.

Earlier on Sunday, the parents and friends of the three girls had opposed the post-mortem. However, they had demanded the arrest of college chairman Vasuki Subramanian.

Sources said while Subramanian was absconding, her son Sukhi Verma had been arrested. The college has long seen protests over excess fees, including suicide bids in September and October over the matter. In a two-page suicide note that all three of them — E Saranya and V Priyanka, both 18, and T Monisha, 19 — signed, the girls said students had filed several complaints against Subramanian, to no avail. Citing “torture” by the management, the girls hoped that their suicide would finally force authorities to take action against the chairman.