IIT-Delhi student from Maharashtra’s Nashik found hanging in hostel room

New Delhi [India], February 16 (ANI): A 23-year-old student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi, was allegedly found hanging in his hostel room, police said on Friday.

“A PCR call was received from IIT Delhi, Dronagiri Hostel, wherein it was informed that a 23-year-old boy from Nashik, Maharashtra, was found hanging in a room in Dronagiri Hostel, IIT Campus,” an official of the Delhi police said.

The deceased was a student in the M-Tech final year, as per police.

A crime team inspection has been done. Further investigation is underway, they said.

More details are awaited in this alleged case of suicide.

In July 2023, a fourth-year B.Tech student allegedly died by suicide in his hostel room at the institute.The deceased was identified as Ayush (20), a resident of Uttar Pradesh’s Bareilly, as per police.