Kerala: Kannur dental college student death raises questions about casteism in campuses

The suspected campus suicide of RL Nithin Raj, a first-year student of Anjarakandy Dental College in Kannur district, on Friday, April 10, 2026, triggered public outrage and raised questions about casteism in classroom interactions and student-faculty relations in higher education campuses, including professional colleges, despite constitutional protection against social discrimination.