Is Internet causing suicides in IIT?

he Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT-K) has blamed enormous
Internet surfing and constant use of mobile phones by the students for increasing number of suicides on
the campus which recently reached to the figure of six. In a reply to a
Right to Information (RTI) application filed by the institute's alumni
association, the premier institute said that as students are in regular
touch with their family members, friends and relatives, several
thoughts occupy them. This in turn, at times, disturbs the students,
who do not get peaceful time to study. And later, they take the extreme
step for not performing well in the exams. Earlier, when the mobile
phones were not so popular, the students were not able to stay in touch
with their families and hence got time to study. Also, Internet surfing
exposes the students to several sites having information that can cause
a negative impact on the minds, leading students to suicides, officials
added. Isn't it strange to digest the fact that 'technology' is playing
havoc in India's premier 'technology' institute. Do you feel that net
surfing and mobile chat is to be really blamed for the rising toll of
suicides in IIT-K or is it yet another way by which IIT-K officials are
trying ti pass the buck and get the burden off their shoulders.