Archive · 22 Jan 2026
J-K: Inquiry Ordered into Student's Suicide in Doda
A 19-year-old student named Saba Banoo from Doda in Jammu and Kashmir allegedly jumped into the Chenab river and died by suicide on January 16.
Her family says she was scolded by her teachers for having a mobile phone during a test.
The government has suspended the teacher involved and set up a committee to investigate what happened.
The committee has seven days to report back.
The student's body is still missing despite efforts by the police and volunteers.
Saba Banoo, a 19-year-old student, allegedly died by suicide in Doda, Jammu and Kashmir, after being scolded by her teachers for having a mobile phone during a test.
The incident occurred on January 16 when she jumped into the Chenab river at Pul Doda.
The Jammu and Kashmir government has suspended Assistant Professor Manzoor Ahmad pending an inquiry.
A three-member committee headed by Director Colleges J-K Sheikh Aijaz Bashir has been formed to investigate the incident.
The committee is required to submit its report within seven days.
- Who
- Saba Banoo, a 19-year-old student, and Assistant Professor Manzoor Ahmad
- What
- An inquiry has been ordered into the suicide of a student in Doda, and a teacher has been suspended
- When
- The incident occurred on January 16, and the inquiry was ordered on January 21
- Where
- The incident took place in Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir
- Why
- The student allegedly jumped into the Chenab river after being scolded by her teachers for possessing a mobile phone during a test
- Student's Name
- Saba Banoo
- Student's Age
- 19
- College
- Government Degree College, Doda
- Date of Incident
- January 16
- Location of Incident
- Pul Doda, Chenab river
- Suspended Teacher
- Assistant Professor (commerce) Manzoor Ahmad
- Inquiry Committee Head
- Director Colleges J-K Sheikh Aijaz Bashir
- Inquiry Report Deadline
- 7 days
