PhD Scholar, 24, From IIT-Kanpur Dies By Suicide In Hostel Room: Cops
Kanpur:
A 24-year-old PhD scholar on the Indian Institute of Expertise right here ended his life by hanging himself from the ceiling of his hostel room on Monday, police mentioned.
The incident got here to mild within the night when calls made to Ankit Yadav (24), a Noida resident pursuing a PhD in chemistry, by his associates went unanswered.
Sensing bother, Yadav’s hostel mates knowledgeable the IIT-Kanpur authorities, who in flip alerted the police and rushed to the room, mentioned Extra DCP (west) Vijendra Dwivedi.
“We obtained details about the suicide round 5 pm after which we together with native police arrived there. By the point police reached there, the IIT-Kanpur authorities had already taken out the physique after breaking open the door and shot a video of it as proof,” the police officer informed PTI.
A suicide notice was discovered within the room during which Yadav acknowledged that he took the acute step of his personal will and blamed no one for it.
The police mentioned a forensic workforce was known as to gather proof.
The precise causes behind the suicide will solely be revealed after a preliminary probe, Dwivedi informed PTI, including the physique has been despatched for autopsy and the members of the family have additionally arrived on the institute.
In a press release, the institute mentioned, “IIT-Ok mourns the tragic and premature demise of Ankit Yadav, a PhD scholar within the Division of Chemistry, right here right this moment. Yadav was a promising analysis scholar who joined the institute in July 2024, with an UGC Fellowship.” The explanation for the drastic step is unsure at this stage, nevertheless, IIT-Ok is actively cooperating with the police and forensic workforce within the ongoing investigation, it mentioned, including the institute is dedicated to taking all crucial steps to stop such unlucky incidents.
On October 10 final yr, 28-year-old PhD pupil Pragati Kharya ended her life by hanging herself from the ceiling hook inside her hostel room. On January 18, 29-year-old PhD pupil Priyanka Jaiswal who was pursuing a PhD in Chemical engineering allegedly dedicated suicide inside her hostel room.
On January 11, 2024, an MTech second-year pupil Vikas Kumar Meena (31) allegedly hanged himself from the ceiling fan in his IIT-Kanpur hostel room, reportedly after he was “quickly” barred from persevering with together with his course. On December 19, 2023, postdoctoral researcher Pallavi Chilka (34) hanged herself from the ceiling fan of her hostel room.
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