A second-year student was found dead in his IIT-Madras hostel room
Chennai:
A student was found dead in a hostel room at the Indian Institute of Technology in Chennai today, the police said, adding they suspect it to be a case of death by suicide.
The second-year student from Maharashtra was pursuing Chemical Engineering, the police said.
If the police confirm suicide later after investigation, it would be the fourth case in IIT-Madras this year.
Earlier this month, a 32-year-old PhD student of IIT-Madras died by suicide in his room. He was from West Bengal.
Before that, in March, a third-year student died by suicide at the same campus. He was 20 years old and a resident of Andhra Pradesh.
In February, a research scholar from Maharashtra died by suicide at IIT-Madras.
