India, Jan. 13 -- Six faculty members of a dental college in Karnataka's Bengaluru have been suspended over the alleged suicide of a 23-year-old student, whose family alleges she was subjected to humiliation by college management.

The third-year dental student of a private college was found hanging at her residence in Bengaluru on Friday, January 9, news agency PTI reported.

Family members of the deceased have accused the college management of harassing her, alleging that she was subjected to humiliation, which drove her to take the extreme step.

She was the only child of her parents, PTI quoted police as saying. The 23-year old's mother said her daughter had taken leave on Wednesday, citing eye pain.

When she returned to college the ...