A second year student of a private college in Coimbatore ended her life in college hostel on Friday.
The police said that Helen Rubella,18, from Dindigul, who was pursuing her undergraduate degree in microbiology in an arts and science college near Avarampalayam, took the extreme step.
According to the police, roommates found her dead in hostel room. The Kattoor police reached the hostel, after being alerted about the death, and shifted the body to Coimbatore Medical College Hospital for post-mortem. The police have launched an investigation.
(Assistance for overcoming suicidal thoughts is available on the State’s health helpline 104 and Sneha’s suicide prevention helpline 044-24640050).
Published – July 18, 2025 11:45 pm IST