Another student dies by suicide at IIT Kharagpur

KOLKATA: Another student allegedly died by suicide at the Kharagpur IIT campus in West Midnapore district. According to the police, the student, Jaibir Singh Dodia (21), jumped from the eighth floor of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hall on Saturday morning.

On receiving the news, police personnel from Hijli police station under Kharagpur Town police station went to the spot.

The 21-year-old youth was taken to BC Roy Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. IIT Kharagpur authorities have informed the family of the deceased student about the tragedy.

According to police officers, the deceased student's home is in Ghuma area of Ahmedabad. He was studying in the third year of the Mechanical Engineering department and lived in Nehru Hall at the IIT Kharagpur campus.

He was found lying on the ground after allegedly jumping from the eighth floor of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hall by other students on Saturday morning. He was rushed to the hospital by security guards and other students.