Rohith Vemula, a PhD scholar belonging to the OBC, had committed suicide at the University of Hyderabad in January 2017, ostensibly due to caste discrimination and harassment, sparking nationwide protests on academic campuses, said Chaudhary. 📰 IIT Suicides: MGAHV Students Plea to President Droupadi Murmu for ‘Rohith Vemula Act’ To Prevent Campus Suicides.