India, Jan. 21 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Higher Education Department has ordered a formal inquiry into the alleged suicide of a student of Government Degree College Doda, even as a faculty member has been placed under suspension pending the outcome of the probe.According to an official government order issued by the Higher Education Department, a three-member committee has been constituted to inquire into the incident of reported suicide committed on January 16, 2026, by a student identified as Ms Saba Banoo of Government Degree College Doda. The committee has been directed to examine the circumstances surrounding the incident and submit its report within a period of seven days.

The inquiry committee comprises Dr Sheikh Ajaz Bashir, Direc...