A first-year undergraduate student of National Law University (NLU), Delhi has died by suicide, the third such incident in recent weeks.
The student, Shreyashi Chandra, died by suicide at her home on Sunday.
In her honour, the University has declared September 30 and October 1 as non-teaching days.
First-year student Shah Khushil Vishal and third-year student Amrutavarshiny Senthil Kumar had also passed away by suicide.
We did not receive the University's response on measures taken for the welfare of students at the time of publishing this story.
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