The Special Investigation Team (SIT) assigned to investigate the suicide case of IIT Bombay student Darshan Solanki, has discovered that both the accused and the deceased had a normal conversation just 15-20 minutes prior to the alleged suicide. The accused and his roommate had visited Solanki’s room and requested a pen drive to transfer a software game since their own pen drive had limited space.  Sources within the SIT have said that Solanki committed suicide at approximately 1pm on February 12. Prior to his death, the police said he had been in contact with his father, who stated that Solanki was very happy and had plans to come home. He also mentioned that he was going out with his friends to Imagica park in Raigad.

Darshan Solanki allegedly jumped from the seventh floor of his hostel in IIT Bombay at Powai. File pic/Sameer Markande