This dangerous trend of IIT Madras, PhD student found hanging from the fan; Third case of suicide in a year

Another suicide case has come to light in IIT Madras, one of the leading educational institutions of the country. A PhD student committed suicide in his room in Velachery, Tamil Nadu. According to the police, the deceased student was a resident of West Bengal and was 32 years old. This is the third incident of suicide from IIT Madras this year and the 11th since 2018.

Tamil Nadu Police said in a statement, “On March 31, the deceased student posted a WhatsApp status ‘I am sorry not good enough’. Seeing the situation, his friends reached his house and found Sachin hanging in his room. An ambulance was called and but by then he had succumbed to his injuries. Further investigation is underway in the matter.”

Police took the body into custody and sent it to Raipet Government Hospital for postmortem. IIT Madras has issued a statement condoling his death. In the matter, a statement from IIT said, “We are deeply saddened by the untimely demise of a PhD Research Scholar from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at his residence in Velachery, Chennai on the afternoon of March 31, 2023. A student with an exemplary academic and research record A great loss for.”

Earlier on March 14, a third year BTech student had committed suicide by hanging himself at the Madras IIT campus. The deceased has been identified as Vaipu Pushpak Sri Sai (20), a resident of Andhra Pradesh. Kotturpuram police have registered a case on the matter and further investigation is underway. Earlier on February 14, a research scholar from Maharashtra hanged himself in a room inside the IIT campus.

Get the more latest news updates

Scroll to Top