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The Hindu Bureau
The draught of Karnataka Prevention of Suicide Policy has been readied by a committee headed by the Additional Chief Secretary to assistance students successful need, Social Welfare Minister H.C. Mahadevappa told the Legislative Council connected Friday, adjacent arsenic helium said that 12 students had died by termination successful the Social Welfare Department-run hostels crossed the State successful the past 3 years.
The Minister said that arsenic per the policy, assignment of counsellor is mandated successful acquisition institutions having much than 100 students.
The crushed for suicides see emotion failure, idiosyncratic reasons and gambling, helium said successful effect to a question from Thippanna Kamakanur. “When investigated, the crushed for suicides was not ever of stress, ragging oregon deficiency of facilities,” helium said.
Of the 12 students who committed suicide, 5 were reporteldy related to emotion failure, 4 students were allegedly nether slump and 1 was owed to online gambling/ betting addiction. Two cases each person been reported successful Raichur, Haveri and Belagavi districts portion 1 lawsuit each has been reported from Chitradurga, Davangere, Tumakuru, Dharwad and Shivamogga districts.
