IIT student found dead in hostel room in Guwahati

A thirdyear Computer Science student of the Indian Institute of Technology IIT Guwahati was found dead in his hostel room on Monday the police said reported the PTIThe body of the male student who hailed from Uttar Pradesh was found in his room in the Brahmaputra Hostel they saidInvestigation is underway a police officer said adding the body has been sent for postmortem examination as per the PTIThis is the fourth death of a student in IITG this year On August 9 a female student was allegedly found hanging in her roomIITG is deeply saddened to report the loss of a student from our community We extend our heartfelt condolences to the students family friends and loved ones during this difficult time a spokesperson stated according to the PTIThe wellbeing of students is the top priority of IITG and it is committed to providing support and resources to help students navigate the challenges they may face he saidWe encourage our student community to reach out to our support networks IITG reaffirms its commitment to fostering a supportive and safe environment for all students the spokesperson saidIITG remains dedicated to prioritising the mental health and wellbeing of our student community during these challenging times he added the news agency reported on MondayMeanwhile in an another incident a28yearold civil services aspirant allegedly committed suicide by jumping from the eight floor of a building in Thane city of Maharashtra the police said on Sunday reported the PTIThe incident took place at around 830 pm on Saturday in Vartak Nagar area of Thane the officials saidThe police found a suicide note in the mans house wherein he apologised to his family members saying he could not fulfil everyones high hopes and was finding it difficult to survive in this world an official from Vartak Nagar police station said according to the PTIThe official said that according to the mans friends he might have been depressed as he could not clear the Union Public Service Commission UPSC exam and hence took the extreme step as per the PTIThe man jumped from his house located on the eighth floor of a housing complex and fell on the ground He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead he saidThe police found a suicide note in his house in which he stated Its difficult for me to survive in this world sorry to my parents brothers and everyone I couldnt fulfil the very high hopes I loved them and nobody is responsible for my death the PTI reported on SundayThe body was sent to a government hospital for postmortemThe Vartak Nagar police have registered a case of accidental death the official saidwith PTI inputs