India, July 20 -- A21-year-old student pursuing her bachelor's in dental surgery (BDS) at a private university in Greater Noida died allegedly by suicide after she was "subjected to repeated humiliation and harassment" by the varsity's faculty on Friday night, police officers said, adding that seven people, including six university staff and one unidentified individual, have been booked in the case. Of them, two faculty members named in the suicide note have been arrested.

The second-year student, a resident of Gurugram, was found hanging inside her room by her roommate in Mandela Hostel of Sharda University in Greater Noida's Knowledge Park around 8.45pm on Friday.

A purported suicide note recovered from the room mentioned the names of...