Pune

A 30-year-old woman research scholar pursuing her PhD allegedly died by suicide at her residence in Pune after facing harassment from her research guide, police said on Monday.

The accused, an assistant director at the Botanical Survey of India office in Koregaon Park, has been arrested, officials said.

According to police, the woman allegedly hanged herself at her home in the Chinchwad area on Saturday. She reportedly left behind a note accusing her guide of inappropriate conduct and harassment.

The woman had completed her Master’s degree in Botany and had been pursuing her PhD under the supervision of the accused since August 2025, an official from Bhosari MIDC Police Station said.

“We have registered a case against the accused for abetment of suicide and he has been arrested,” the official said.

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