Michi Marpu's suicide: Internal investigation begins in college; new decision about credit score

KOTHAMANGALAM: An internal inquiry committee was formed at the M.A. Engineering College in connection with the suicide of Michi Marpu, a B.Tech student from Arunachal Pradesh. The committee chairman, former principal Dr J Isaac, and other governing body members Dr Benny Alexander and Prof. S.C. M. Kotalil recorded the statements of the students. Statements of more students and teachers will be taken.

The circumstances leading to the suicide and the demands of the students will be examined. A report will be submitted to the management within a week. The head of the civil department and the university coordinator have been removed from the campus during the investigation period. Michi Marpu's funeral was held in Arunachal Pradesh. A condolence meeting will be held in the college on Thursday morning.

Principal Bos Mathew Jos issued an explanatory note on credit and SAY exam subjects. The credit score was set at 22 as per the university regulations to raise the standard of students. Three chances will be given. Out of 720, only 20 students did not get the specified credit. He also claimed that the SAY exam system was implemented to avoid waiting for the supplementary exam.