August 23, 2024: The prime suspect in the sexual assault of a school girl at a fake National Cadet Crops (NCC) camp in Bargur area of Tamil Nadu died allegedly by suicide on Friday.

Police said that the suspect identified as Sivaraman consumed rat poison before his arrest on August 19. He was receiving treatment at the Government Medical College and Hospital in Krishnagiri for a leg fracture, which he sustained while trying to escape from police.

He was later shifte to the Government Medical College Hospital in Salem due to deteriorating health and passes away today.

Sivaraman was one of 11 individuals including school authorities who were arrested by the Bargur All Women Police.