GUWAHATI: A student of the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati (IIT, Guwahati) was found dead in his hostel room on Friday night.
The institute did not disclose the student’s name but he reportedly hailed from Kerala. He was a B.Tech student.
The police recovered the body and sent it for autopsy.
“It is with great sadness that IIT, Guwahati announces the untimely passing away of a final year undergraduate student of Design Department on campus on 16th September, 2022,” IIT, Guwahati said in a statement.
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The institute informed the parents of the student and they were on their way to Guwahati.
“We request everyone to respect the privacy of the family at this time of grief. The institute expresses its heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the student,” the statement further said.
Over the past few years, there have been some cases of IIT, Guwahati students taking the extreme step.
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