{"id":372503,"date":"2026-08-23T19:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T18:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/sky-news-speaks-to-the-father-of-one-of-the-dead-students-that-sparked-indias-protests\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T19:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T18:00:15","slug":"sky-news-speaks-to-the-father-of-one-of-the-dead-students-that-sparked-indias-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/sky-news-speaks-to-the-father-of-one-of-the-dead-students-that-sparked-indias-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Sky News speaks to the father of one of the dead students that sparked India\u2019s protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/eYG0K2uYkz0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Sky News speaks to the father of one of the dead students that sparked India\u2019s protests\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eYG0K2uYkz0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>India has been rocked by several weeks of demonstrations, known as the &#8216;cockroach&#8217; protests.<\/p>\n<p>They were sparked by the leak of medical school entrance exam papers &#8211; that led to the cancellation of the exams, a move that affected two million pupils and which reportedly triggered the suicide of a dozen students.<\/p>\n<p>Sky News\u2019 Neville Lazarus met the families of some of the students who took their lives to find out what happened.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone feeling emotionally distressed or suicidal can call Samaritans for help on 116 123 or email jo@samaritans.org in the UK. In the US, call the Samaritans branch in your area or 1 (800) 273-TALK.<\/p>\n<p>#india #cockroachjantaparty #cockroachprotests<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Why not listen to one of our podcasts? 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