IIT Delhi Student, Undergoing Treatment For Depression, Hangs Self At Home. Probe On

A fourth-year student of IIT Delhi died by suicide at his house. No suicide note was recovered from him and a probe has been launched into the matter.

A fourth year IIT Delhi student died by suicide

A 23-year-old IIT Delhi student died by suicide after he hanged himself from a weight lifting rod at his house in east Delhi’s Vivek Vihar area. A fourth-year B Tech student, Panav Jain's body was found at 9 pm on Tuesday by his parents after they returned home from their evening walk, said police officials. Upon returning, they found their son hanging with a dupatta (scarf) at their home. They rushed Panav to Pushpanjali Hospital in the national capital but the doctors there declared him dead.

Police officials told PTI that according to Panav's father, his son had been suffering from stress and depression for the past few months and he was also undergoing treatment for depression.

No suicide note was recovered from the body and a probe into the matter has been launched, as reported by PTI

This is not the first instance where an IIT student died by suicide. Just two weeks back a similar incident happened at IIT Kharagpur where a fourth-year student was found dead. The body was found hanging in his hostel room. The institute indicated suicide following which the bereaved father of the deceased said, "Why is there so much stress among students at IIT? He was stressed due to a project."

A fourth-year student of IIT-Kharagpur was found hanging in his hostel room yesterday; a police investigation underway

The deceased student's father, says, "Why is there so much stress among students in IIT? He was stressed due to a project." pic.twitter.com/BtOzpvqLi6

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In another instance earlier, a 21-year-old engineering student studying at the IIT Delhi died by suicide in September. The deceased, identified as Anil Kumar, was pursuing a B Tech in Mathematics and Computing at IIT Delhi (2019-2023). A senior police official told PTI that Kumar allegedly hung himself inside the Vindhyachal hostel.