Cases of Suicide tend to shake up many people. Recently, A postgraduate student of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) In Bengaluru reportedly committed suicide, according to police. An investigating police officer told a leading daily that the victim Sandeep Kumar had coronavirus symptoms and he feared that he has contracted the infection. According to the officer, the M.Tech student from Chhattisgarh had earlier sent text messages about his condition to some of his friends.

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The IISc condoled the death of the student and said the mental wellbeing of its students, faculty and staff was of serious concern and it has provided facilities and wellness resources for those in need. "We express our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the student, who was pursuing an M.Tech degree at the Department of Computational and Data Sciences," it reportedly said in a statement.

The premier science institute added it has provided facilities and wellness resources which include round-the-clock emergency call service for anyone needing to talk to a mental health professional, online counselling and support, and one-on-one counselling with counsellors and psychiatrists on campus besides other resources and links hosted by IISc's Wellness Centre.

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Deaths by suicide have been reported from COVID-19 designated hospitals as well, in Bengaluru, with the first such case reported in April. Karnataka has so far recorded 2.33 lakh positive cases, including 4,062 deaths, and 16 infected people have died of "non-COVID reasons", according to the health department. Of the 16, several people had taken their own lives due to depression and fear.

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