A second-year Master’s student at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, was found hanging inside a hostel room on Tuesday.
According to the police, the student, who was undergoing psychiatric treatment, allegedly died by suicide, Indian Express reported.
A Delhi Police officer told IE on Wednesday they received a PCR call regarding an alleged suicide by an IIT Delhi student from Jharkhand at about 11 pm.
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“The room was closed from the inside but his friend and IIT staff broke the door window to enter the room. The deceased was… taken to IIT Hospital where he was declared dead by the doctor on duty. Then he was taken to the Safdarjung Hospital by IIT’s ambulance where he was declared ‘brought dead’,” said the officer.
While no suicide note was found, as per the deceased’s medical report card, he had been under psychiatric treatment and had fixed his next appointment on October 29.
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The body has been kept in a mortuary and parents of the student have been informed about the incident.
Further investigation under section 194 of Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita are being carried out by the officials.
(With inputs from ANI)