A fifth-semester student from the Institute of Education and Research (IER) at Punjab University has allegedly died by suicide in her hostel room, according to ARY News.
The student, identified as Umme Habiba, stayed in room 74 of hostel number 08 with her sister. She was found hanging from a ceiling fan in her friend’s room, number 91. The hostel warden discovered her body after breaking down the door.
Authorities were alerted immediately, and lady police arrived to begin an investigation into the circumstances surrounding her death.
In a separate incident earlier that day, Punjab police arrested a security guard from a private college in Lahore’s Gulberg area for allegedly raping a student. According to DIG Operations, the guard fled after the incident went viral on social media. However, police apprehended the suspect within 10 hours from a location on the outskirts of Lahore.
Efforts to find the victim and her family and the necessary legal proceedings are ongoing.
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