Dharamshala, Jan. 3 -- The University Grant Commission (UGC) has taken serious cognisance of the tragic death of the 19-year-old second-year college student at Government Degree College in Dharamshala, amid allegations of prolonged ragging and sexual harassment.

Acting on media reports, the UGC Anti-Ragging Helpline has registered a suo-motu complaint, even as the college administration has maintained that the case is a death and not a suicide.

According to the UGC, a police enquiry into the incident is currently underway. In parallel, the higher education regulator has already constituted a Fact-Finding Committee to examine all aspects of the case, including the circumstances leading to the student's death and the allegations of raggin...