A large number of students from Bharath University in Selaiyur, staged a protest following the death of a fourth-year student, who was found hanging in his room in Devaraj Nagar, Madambakkam on Thursday evening.

Atanu Debnath (21), a B.E. Civil Engineering student from Tripura, allegedly committed suicide by hanging on Thursday afternoon after he was sent out of practical examinations, investigating policemen said. Students gathered near his room and did not the allow police to remove the body for post-mortem. They alleged that the victim was subject to humiliation. .

A college student said the victim was sent out of an examination by a professor for allegedly indulging in malpractice. Attempts to contact college administrators turned futile.