Source NDTV
NEW DELHI — A 31-year-old postgraduate student died on Saturday morning after allegedly jumping from the sixth floor of the Lecture Hall Complex at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi campus, police officials confirmed.
According to the Delhi Police, a control room call reporting the incident was received at the Kishangarh police station at approximately 8:33 AM. A emergency response team rushed to the scene and transported the injured student to the IIT Delhi campus hospital, where attending physicians declared him brought dead.
Preliminary inquiries revealed that the deceased, an M.Sc. Physics student hailing from Bihar, entered the campus through the main gate around 8:00 AM. He proceeded to the Lecture Hall Complex, took an elevator to the sixth floor, and jumped from the front section of the building.
Crime scene investigators and a unit from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) inspected the spot to collect evidence. Police stated that no external injury marks other than those resulting from the fall were found on the body. Investigators recovered a mobile phone from the student’s pocket for forensic analysis, though no suicide note was found at the site.
Officials noted that the student had reportedly been undergoing treatment for mental health challenges and had been residing off-campus with his family. Authorities are currently coordinating with the institute administration to review counselling files and academic records as part of the ongoing inquiry.
In an official statement, IIT Delhi expressed profound grief over the untimely demise of the student, extending condolences to the bereaved family and confirming full cooperation with the police investigation.
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