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IIT Roorkee student, 20, found dead in hostel room
A second-year undergraduate student at IIT Roorkee was discovered dead in his hostel room late Monday night in an apparent case of suicide. The incident has raised fresh concerns about student mental health at India's premier engineering institutes.
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Police at Roorkee received information around midnight that a student had been found hanging in his hostel accommodation, according to Pradeep Singh Bisht, Station House Officer at Roorkee police station. The 20-year-old's body was recovered from the room following the discovery.
The exact circumstances surrounding the incident remained under investigation on Tuesday. Authorities have launched a formal inquiry into the matter as per standard protocol in such cases.
The death marks another tragedy at the prestigious institution, which has faced periodic incidents involving student welfare over recent years. The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, one of the country's top-ranked engineering colleges, is home to thousands of undergraduate and postgraduate students from across India.
IIT Roorkee administration and student counseling services did not immediately issue statements regarding support measures for the affected hostel community. Mental health services remain a critical area of focus across India's premier educational institutions.