21-Year-Old Engineering Student Hangs Himself At IIT Delhi Hostel, Second Suicide On Campus In Two Months

The deceased was identified as Anil Kumar, studying B Tech in Mathematics and Computing. This is the second suicide on the campus of IIT Delhi in two months.

Representative Image: 21-year-old student at IIT Delhi allegedly hung himself to death

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A 21-year-old engineering student studying at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi purportedly died by suicide in his hostel room on Friday. The deceased was identified as Anil Kumar who was pursuing B Tech in Mathematics and Computing (2019-2023). He lived in the Vindhyachal Hostel of the institute, according to police officials. A senior police official while talking to news agency PTI said that Kumar allegedly hung himself inside the Vindhyachal hostel. The matter was reported to the Kishangarh police station at around 6 PM. This is the second suicide in two months on the IIT Delhi campus.

After the matter was reported, authorities reached the spot and found the door to be shut from the inside. Fire department officials were called to the scene to break down the door.  The dean of students/CMO IIT, chief security officer, and crime investigation & forensic teams were also present at the spot when the door was busted open. According to the police official, no foul play was observed and inquest proceedings are underway, reported news agency PTI.

As per the rules of the institute, Kumar was supposed to vacate his hostel room in June itself but, since he was unable to qualify in some subjects, he was given an extension of around six months to clear those, said the official.

The incident comes within two months of another student hanging himself in his hostel room on the Delhi IIT campus. The 20-year-old B Tech student had just appeared in his final exams before dying by suicide.

Last month, a similar incident happened in Rajasthan's Kota where an IIT-JEE aspirant who hailed from Bihar's Gaya died by hanging himself in his PG room. This instance of suicide of the 18-year-old surfaced on August 15. Police reached the spot as soon as the matter was reported and moved the body to the mortuary of New Medical College Hospital (NMCH).

Right after this unfortunate incident, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot slammed parents over the rising number of suicide cases in the state due to pressure. Gehlot in a meeting with coaching operators held parents at fault. He said, "You are committing a crime by enrolling students of classes IX and X in such coaching institutes."

Gehlot highlighted how students nowadays face immense pressure due to their ongoing classes. He said that the pressure created by coaching classes only adds to the existing one.