Indus Valley Times

Chennai ,Apr 21 : A student was found hanging in a hostel room at the Indian Institute of Technology in Chennai on Friday. The second-year B Tech student pursuing Chemical Engineering is suspected to have died by suicide.

This would be the fourth case of suicide in IIT Madras this year if the police confirm the same. The IIT Madras in a statement confirmed the death but said the reason is still unknown.

On April 1, a 32-year-old PhD student of IIT-Madras died by suicide in his room. He was from West Bengal. In March, a third-year student died by suicide on the same campus. He was a resident of Andhra Pradesh.

In February, a research scholar from Maharashtra was found hanging in his room.

“We are deeply anguished to convey the untimely passing away of an undergraduate student from the Chemical Engineering Department in the afternoon of 21 April 2023 in his hostel room. The Institute has lost one of its own, and the professional community has lost a good student. The reason for the demise is unknown. Police are investigating. The parents have been informed,” IIT Madras said in a statement.

“The Institute expresses its heartfelt condolence and shares the grief of the friends and family of the deceased student. The Institute requests everyone to respect the privacy of the student’s family at this difficult juncture. IIT Madras is taking all possible measures to proactively identify and help students under stress. We will continue to keep strengthening these measures,” it added.

-The India Today