<p>PES University has issued a statement regarding its 19-year-old student Aditya Prabhu dying by suicide on July 17.</p>.<p>Expressing regret about the incident, the statement from the university's special officer claimed that the victim was involved in a malpractice case by carrying his phone with content related to the paper inside the exam hall. His mother was informed, and he was reportedly counselled to stay calm.</p>.<p>He was also informed that the incident would be reviewed by a committee, which will give him "ample opportunity" to give his side of the story, the statement said.</p>.<p>The university maintained that it wouldn't comment on the incident until the police investigation was concluded.</p>.<p>The university clarified that it had submitted a report and the CCTV footage of the victim being involved in malpractice and being escorted to the centre of examinations to the police.</p>.<p>"We at the university are not heartless and insensitive to the pain it has caused the parents, as alleged by the media around us. We have also lost a bright boy."</p>.<p>The statement called out the "baseless" media reports covering the incident and refuted all the charges and the "lies being circulated" about their staff and students.</p>.<p>The university has vowed to cooperate with the investigation, be sensitive to their students' wellness, and learn from the incident."</p>
<p>PES University has issued a statement regarding its 19-year-old student Aditya Prabhu dying by suicide on July 17.</p>.<p>Expressing regret about the incident, the statement from the university's special officer claimed that the victim was involved in a malpractice case by carrying his phone with content related to the paper inside the exam hall. His mother was informed, and he was reportedly counselled to stay calm.</p>.<p>He was also informed that the incident would be reviewed by a committee, which will give him "ample opportunity" to give his side of the story, the statement said.</p>.<p>The university maintained that it wouldn't comment on the incident until the police investigation was concluded.</p>.<p>The university clarified that it had submitted a report and the CCTV footage of the victim being involved in malpractice and being escorted to the centre of examinations to the police.</p>.<p>"We at the university are not heartless and insensitive to the pain it has caused the parents, as alleged by the media around us. We have also lost a bright boy."</p>.<p>The statement called out the "baseless" media reports covering the incident and refuted all the charges and the "lies being circulated" about their staff and students.</p>.<p>The university has vowed to cooperate with the investigation, be sensitive to their students' wellness, and learn from the incident."</p>