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My list didnt lead to IIT suicide

Three days after the IIT-Kanpur campus was rocked by a third-year engineering students suicide, among the likely reasons for J Bharadwajas suicide, offered by a section of students, is a harsh e-mail sent by a faculty member.

The e-mail contained a list of students likely to get F-grade — or fail — in the ongoing semester, and was sent by V K Gupta, a faculty and course instructor in the Civil Engineering department. The e-mail, sent to all students, listed roll numbers of those likely to get an F-grade.

With speculations about the reason behind the suicide rife both within and outside the campus, faculty member V K Gupta for the first time discussed the issue with The Indian Express and said the e-mail had no connection with Bharadwajas suicide.

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