LAHORE: Many startling details have emerged regarding the suicide attempt at Lahore University by a female student of Pharma-D.
On Monday, 21-year-old Fatima a student of Pharma-D attempted suicide by jumping off the second floor of her department. She sustained critical injuries and is said to be in critical condition at a hospital.
According to initial investigations into the incident, police has revealed that the girl was unhappy with her grades and had informed her parents about the difficulties she was facing in her studies. In her latest exam she secured 18 number out of 35.
On the day of the incident, Fatima had arrived at the university at 7:58 am but did not attend her class.
Police also found that she made a call to someone and talked for half and hour before she jumped but had deleted the number.
Last month, a male student, Owais Sultan, also died in a similar incident at the same institution.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Operations Faisal Kamran has said that there was no pressure on the student of the University of Lahore who tried to commit suicide.
The police questioned the injured student’s classmates as well as the university administration as part of the ongoing investigation, and there is no apparent administrative problem at the university linked to the incident.
According to the DIG, the student may have been facing some form of domestic or personal stress.
Further facts are expected to emerge after analysis of the student’s mobile phone and call detail records.
The footage of the attempted suicide incident is currently being reviewed as part of the investigation.
