VARANASI: A student of IIT (BHU) in Varanasi was found dead in his hostel room late Wednesday, police said Thursday.
Final-year BArch (architecture) student Utkarsh Raj, 23, was reportedly suffering from depression and undergoing counselling sessions. Utkarsh’s father Rajendra Prasad is a section officer at BHU and the family is based in Varanasi. IIT-BHU was yet to issue a statement.
Police said some of Utkarsh’s friends broke open the door of his room when he didn’t respond to their calls.Doctors at BHU hospital declared him dead on arrival.
This follows three suicides in IIT-Kanpur since mid-Dec. PhD scholar Priyanka Jaiswal (29) allegedly died by suicide on Jan 18, MTech student Vikas Kumar Meena (31) on Jan 10 and researcher Pallavi Chilka (34) on Dec 19.
Final-year BArch (architecture) student Utkarsh Raj, 23, was reportedly suffering from depression and undergoing counselling sessions. Utkarsh’s father Rajendra Prasad is a section officer at BHU and the family is based in Varanasi. IIT-BHU was yet to issue a statement.
Police said some of Utkarsh’s friends broke open the door of his room when he didn’t respond to their calls.Doctors at BHU hospital declared him dead on arrival.
This follows three suicides in IIT-Kanpur since mid-Dec. PhD scholar Priyanka Jaiswal (29) allegedly died by suicide on Jan 18, MTech student Vikas Kumar Meena (31) on Jan 10 and researcher Pallavi Chilka (34) on Dec 19.
