Guwahati, May 17 -- The Confederation of Meghalaya Social Organisations (CoMSO) and the Garo Students' Union (GSU) are urgently demanding an independent judicial inquiry into the alleged suicide of Abiel Salchiana Ch Marak, a nursing student from Meghalaya who was studying at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Imphal, Manipur.

CoMSO chairman Roy Kupar Synrem voiced serious concerns over the sudden and unexplained nature of the death, highlighting potential critical legal and moral issues.

He suggested the young student may have tragically endured mental harassment, intense academic pressure, discriminatory treatment, and possible failures within the institution to provide adequate psychological and emotional support. ...