New Delhi, March 24 -- The Supreme Court on Monday set up a task force to protect students on campuses. The move follows rising suicides in educational institutions.

According to the data by institutes shared in response to RTI query, out of 23 IITs, six died at Delhi campus, while 31 at other campuses. RTI activist Dr. Vivek Pandey had said that 37 suicides took place from 2019-20 to 2023-24. It further told that seven had occurred at Madras and Hyderabad campuses, respectively. The BHU campus saw four, whereas Kanpur and Kharagpur registered three each. Bombay and Dhanbad witnessed two each, while one at each of Dharwad, Gandhinagar, Roorkee campuses.

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