IIT student found hanging in hostel room in Indore

Indore: The body of a  first year student of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore was found hanging with a ceiling fan in his hostel room on Saturday.    Police officials confirmed this incident said that the incident took place on Friday night and prima facie it seemed to a suicide case though the actual cause.

Indore: The body of a  first year student of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore was found hanging with a ceiling fan in his hostel room on Saturday.   

Police officials confirmed this incident said that the incident took place on Friday night and prima facie it seemed to a suicide case though the actual cause of death would be ascertained after post mortem report, he added.

The officials also said that the student has been  identified as Rohit Kumar (18), a resident of Nalgonda (Telangana). The college management informed the family members and the Simrol police station in the district about the incident.

Simrol Police station Sub Inspector (SI), Raimal Kansaniya said, “On January 3 at around 9 pm, a case came to light of a first-year student of IIT Indore, Rohit who died by hanging himself from a fan in the hostel room. Prima facie it seemed to be suicide by hanging himself. Today, the body has been brought to the district hospital for the post mortem.”

When asked about family claiming it could not be a suicide, the police officer said that it was being investigated and the actual reason would be known after the PM report.

Further investigation into the matter is underway, he added.