A 23-year-old second-year MBA student, Yashasvi Rohilla, died on Saturday, October 31, after falling from the sixth floor of Poornima University in Jaipur, Rajasthan. She was rushed by university staff to Mahatma Gandhi Hospital, where she was declared dead on arrival. The incident took place at around 10 am, after which the university administration evacuated the area, suspended classes and sent students home, according to reports.
Source: Nation Press
According to preliminary accounts, she had been interacting with classmates shortly before the incident, left the classroom citing a washroom break, made a phone call, returned briefly to leave her mobile phone behind and then made her way toward the rooftop. Classmates who spotted her on the roof rushed to intervene but could not reach her in time. Shivdaspura police have taken her bag and mobile phone into custody for examination.
Source: Nation Press
University postpones exams; family questions rooftop access
Poornima University Managing Director Rahul Sindhi described her as academically bright and confirmed she had secured a placement offer only a few days before the incident, adding that staff acted promptly in shifting her to hospital in the institution's emergency vehicle. Following the tragedy, the university postponed its scheduled mid-semester examinations.
Source: Nation Press
She was a resident of Prem Nagar in Jaipur's Gurjar Ki Thadi area. Her mother, Durga Devi, is a government employee with the Statistics Department at the Rajasthan Secretariat, and her brother, Shubham, is an advocate. Relatives who gathered at the hospital questioned the university's security arrangements and how a student could access the rooftop without intervention, referenced safety guidelines issued by the government after an earlier incident at Neerja Modi School, and demanded accountability. No formal complaint had been filed by the family at the time of reporting.
Source: Nation Press
Police said the exact circumstances and reasons behind the incident remain unclear, and that further action would be initiated on receipt of a formal complaint from the family. Her body has been kept in the mortuary at Mahatma Gandhi Hospital pending further proceedings, and investigators are examining her mobile phone and other belongings. A separate Times of India report said Shivdaspura police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Source: The Times of India via Visit in Jaipur
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