Research scholar's suicide: Rohith Vemula didn't get fellowship for the past seven months

Updated On: 20 January, 2016 08:47 AM IST | | Agencies

<p>Rohith Vemula mentioned the agonising wait for Rs 1.75 lakh in a letter written prior to his suicide, in which he also apologised to his friend for using his room to end his life</p>

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Protesting HCU students demand justice for Vemula at Tank Bund on the banks of Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad yesterday.

Hyderabad: Research scholar Rohith Vemula, who allegedly committed suicide in a hostel room on the campus of the Hyderabad Central University (HCU), is believed to have mentioned in a letter that he had been denied fellowship for the past seven months. Rohith also mentioned that he wanted to become a science writer like Carl Sagan.

Protesting HCU students demand justice for Vemula at Tank Bund on the banks of Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad yesterday. Pic/PTI