Students at a private medical college in Lahore are protesting after claiming that the recent death of a student was due to suicide resulting from maltreatment by the institution.

A social media post recently claimed that a fourth year student, named Mahnoor, had recently died of heart failure but students were claiming that it was a suicide.

The post claimed that she had been denied medical leaves.

However, the reports of the college’s alleged maltreatment are not confined to the incident of Mahnoor.

Posts on social media showed that students had their shirts ripped and even their phones broken for breaking rules.

They were allegedly also made to sit on cold floors for up to four hours as punishment, something called a ‘Pink List’.

The students allegedly recevied hefty fines for small violations. Mahnoor’s last fine was a whooping Rs90,000, the post claimed.

On Monday, students came out infront of the college carrying placards and signs calling for investigation into the college’s affairs. Some signs also said ‘Justice for Mahnoor’.

In response, the College’s owner told the media that he considered the students his ‘grandchildren’ and that he has issued a notification addressing their demands.

What to do if some exhibits intent of self harm

Here’s what you should do if someone you know exhibits signs of suicide or a tendency to isolate or self harm:

• Try to make sure they are not left alone

• Remove any any objects they could use to harm themselves.

• Take or encourage the person to seek help from a medical or mental health professional

You can get in touch with the following mental health helplines and speak to them.

• Mind Organisation 042 35761999
• Umang 0317 4288665
• Talk2me.pk 0333 4065139
• Baat Karo 0335 5743344
• Taskeen 0316 8275336
• Rooh 0333 3337664
• Rozan 0800-22444
• OpenCounseling 042 35761999