- A 31-year-old MSc Physics student died by jumping from IIT Delhi's sixth-floor lecture hall
- The incident was reported to Kishangarh police station at 8:33 am on Saturday morning
- Police found no signs of ante-mortem injuries or a suicide note at the scene
A 31-year-old MSc Physics student died on Saturday morning inside the IIT Delhi campus. According to police, he jumped from the sixth floor of the lecture hall.
The Kishangarh police station received information about the incident through the police control room at 8:33 am. A police team arrived at the scene and took the student to the campus hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Initial probe suggests that he entered the campus through the main gate of IIT Delhi at around 8 am. He then reached the lecture hall complex and took the elevator to the sixth floor and jumped from there.
Police haven't found signs of ante-mortem injuries. They have not recovered any suicide note from the scene.
A mobile phone was recovered from the student's pocket.
Police have also obtained the student's counselling records and other important information from the IIT administration.
"The Institute deeply mourns the tragic and untimely demise of an M.Sc. student on August 22, 2026. The Delhi Police are investigating the sad incident. Our deepest thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved family. The Institute is providing all support to them," IIT Delhi said in a statement.
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