IIT-Hyderabad MTech student found hanging inside campus

In yet another tragic incident, an IIT-Hyderabad student was found dead in a suspected case of suicide at the campus on Wednesday (August 31). Recently, an intermediate student died by suicide after his college in Hyderabad had refused to part with his certificates and he was unable to apply to engineering colleges.

The police told the media that they had received information from IIT-Hyderabad  at 11.30 am on Wednesday but the incident might have happened on Tuesday night, they said. He was a native of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh.

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The second year MTech student allegedly ended his life by hanging in his room, in which he lived alone. His body has been shifted to the government hospital for post-mortem.

No suicide note has been found, the police said. The reasons why the student took his life were not known immediately, they added. A case will be registered after the arrival of his parents, added the police.

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(Suicides can be prevented. For help please call Suicide Prevention Helplines: Neha Suicide Prevention Centre – 044-24640050; Aasara helpline for suicide prevention, emotional support & trauma help — +91-9820466726; Kiran, Mental health rehabilitation — 1800-599-0019, Disha 0471- 2552056, Maithri 0484 2540530,  TN health helpline 104 and Sneha’s suicide prevention helpline 044-24640050.)