Lahore student suicide: Family contacts DIG Operations, seeks legal action

Lahore: The family of Owais Sultan, a student at a private university in Lahore who committed suicide by jumping from the third floor of the university, has sought justice. 

The family of Owais Sultan has contacted DIG Operations Faisal Kamran to seek legal action in the matter.

According to the family, a meeting between the university administration and Owais Sultan’s relatives is scheduled with the DIG Operations on Saturday.

0wais Sultan’s brother said that a decision regarding legal proceedings will be taken after the meeting.

Family members have alleged that Owais was under severe mental stress due to pressure from teachers.

Speaking to reporters, the victim's brother, Muhammad Sohaib Sultan, alleged that teachers had warned Owais that he would not be allowed to appear in the examinations because of low attendance.

"My brother repeatedly requested his teachers to allow him to appear in the exams, saying that missing them would result in the loss of his entire semester," Sohaib said, adding that the pressure had affected his mental health.