AMU Scholar Attempts Suicide Over Harassment by Research Supervisor; VC Orders Probe

AMU researcher attempted suicide (Representational Image)

AMU researcher attempted suicide (Representational Image)

Nabeela Khanam, a research scholar at the Interdisciplinary Brain Research Center in the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College of AMU, attempted suicide on Sunday after being allegedly harassed by her supervisor over the submission of her thesis.

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  • Last Updated:May 25, 2022, 09:08 IST
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The Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) The vice-chancellor has constituted a two-member enquiry committee to probe the matter of attempted suicide by a female research scholar here, officials said on Tuesday.

Nabeela Khanam, a research scholar at the Interdisciplinary Brain Research Center in the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College of AMU, attempted suicide on Sunday after being allegedly harassed by her supervisor over the submission of her thesis.

Khanam took an overdose of tranquillisers on Sunday night and was hastened to the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College hospital in a serious condition, they said. AMU spokesperson Omar Peerzada told.

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