On Saturday, a 20-year-old law student allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at his home after being harassed by four of his friends. The deceased, Vipin Verma took the extreme step on Thursday at his home in the Shastri nagar area of the city after being constantly harassed by his four friends, the police said.

The deceased's father, Virendra Kumar, a police head constable, filed a complaint at Kavi Nagar police station against his son's four friends for mentally torturing Verma since June 14, Superintendent of Police (City) Shlok Kumar said.