Another case of suicide has surfaced at the Indian Institute of 🅰Technology-Delhi with 21-year-old student of B.Tech final year ending his life on Septem🍰ber 1.
The deceased IIT-Delh🦂i student was on extension as he failed to꧙ clear some examinations.
Another case of suicide has surfaced at the Indian Institute of 🅰Technology-Delhi with 21-year-old student of B.Tech final year ending his life on Septem🍰ber 1.
The reports quoting police officials said the deceased student was on extens♔ion as he failed to clear some ꦿexaminations.
The Hindu report quoting the Ambedkar Phule Peri𝕴yar Student Circle (APPSC) statement said, “Another SC student was found dead in Vindyachal hostel at IIT-Delhi today.”
However, the IIT authorities co♍uld not be contacted for confirmation, the report said.
It is the second incident of suicide on II💯T-Delhi campus in last two months.
On July 10, a student named Ayush Ashna, who was pursuing B.Tech (Maths), passed away after a suiciꦺde bid.
“You can theorise on our deaths as much, and our experience but it is us who put our academics and mental health on toll every day as people, young🔥 students from our community pass away,” the APPSC sꦇtatement read, the report mentioned.
The report quo🐼ting police officials said t☂hey received a PCR call around 6 p.m. on Friday and the caller informed about a suicide by a student named Anil Kumar.
As police🐬 teams rushed to the spot, they found the door of the deceased’s room closed from inside and the same was broke open by the Fire department, it mentioned.
The Dean of Students / CMO, IIT, Chief Security of▨ficer, crime team, forensic teams were also present at the time of breaking the gate open, it mentioned.
“On verification of facts, it was revealed that the deceased was pur꧙suing B.Tech in Mathematics and Computing (session 2019-2023). He was on extension as he did not complete some subjects and was residi𒀰ng in hostel on six months’ extension,” a senior police official was quoted in the report as having said.
The report quoting police said no foul play has been observed from the spot🍰 and body w𒐪as sent for further proceedings.
In a recent interaction with the media ahead of the IIT-Delhi convocation, Director Rangan Banerjee said th𝔍e institute was taking steps to care for the mental well🅰-being of students and even dropped one set of mid-semester exams to reduce stress among students.