Pharmacy student commits suicide in college

Srikakulam: A 19-year-old girl studying her B.Pharm first year at a private college in Srikakulam district committed suicide by consuming poisoned food at college on Saturday.

Kilari Santhu, elder daughter of Kilari Appala Naidu and Anasuya who belong to Venkateshwara Colony of Patharlapalli village of Ranasthalam mandal, was studying at Sri Shivani College of Pharmacy in Echerla of Srikakulam district. The student fell unconscious in her classroom after she consumed poisoned food. She was rushed to KIMS hospital where she was declared brought dead.

After coming to college from her place, Santhu ate rice mixed with poisoned water and attended the class where she collapsed while the class was running and she died en route to the hospital, police said.
After enquiring the management of the college and friends of the deceased, SI V Sandeep Kumar in the presence of the Village Revenue Officer Govinda Rao found a poison sachet, a rice box and a water bottle including a suicide note in her bag. The note, which was written in English but Telugu language addressed to her parents, read not to worry about her death telling her younger brother, who had just completed his class X exams, not to make her parents cry over her death and also wanted her brother getting 9.5 rank in tenth results. However, the reason for her death was not mentioned in the letter.

Principal of the college said Santhu was a bright student with 90 percent attendance and was expected to be topper in first semester results. We don't know the reason for her death, we just took the student who fell unconscious in the class to the hospital to save her but to no avail, he said.

Meanwhile, the parents of the student said her daughter was not so timid to commit suicide and alleged that the management could be responsible for her death. “Santhu just left the house at 8 in the morning on Saturday and in the afternoon, we were informed by the college that our daughter fell unconscious after having lunch at college and after a short while, told us she was no more ”, the parents said.