Two women commit suicide at IIT-Madras on same night

Police said in two separate incidents, a research scholar and the wife of a professor had committed suicide. P Maheswari (34), a post-doctoral research scholar in Chemistry,  was a resident of Puducherry. She was found hanging at her hostel in the campus last night. The reason for Maheswari taking the extreme step was being  ascertained.   

In another incident, G Vijayalakshmi (47), wife of Ganesan, a  professor at the institute, was found hanging in their flat. Acting on information,  police rushed to the spot and shifted  both the bodies to Government Royapettah hospital for autopsy. 

Meanwhile, IIT-M, in a statemet said the family of the research scholar had been informed of the incident. It also said the institution was extending its full cooperation  to the police authorities in their investigation.