IIT graduate, 26, jumped off the 23rd floor of a Gurgaon High-rise on Monday (file photo)
Highlights
- Ankit Wadhwa, studying for MBA, was to sit for his GMAT on Monday
- He jumped off walkway connecting 2 towers; body was found 4 hours later
- Police said he was struggling with depression and was unhappy with job
A 26-year-old Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) graduate jumped off the 23rd floor of an apartment complex in Gurgaon in the early hours of Monday.
Ankit Wadhwa, who was from Rajasthan, was studying for an MBA degree and was staying with his uncle in the upscale DLF Magnolias apartments in the Golf Course road area.
He was to sit for his GMAT (Graduate management Admission Test) on Monday.
The police say he was struggling with depression and was also unhappy with his job.
On Sunday, he went to his room after dinner at around 10.30 pm. His body was found on the ground floor, four hours later, after a guard heard a loud "thud". He was believed to have jumped off a walkway connecting two towers.
"Initial investigation suggested that Wadhwa was suffering from acute depression following which he took such an extreme step. It was also found that he was not satisfied with his current job profile. He was grappling with depression for the last 16 months," said police officer Gaurav Phogat.
But he added that according to his colleagues, he was planning higher studies and was about to sit for an entrance examination at a management institute.
The officer said the police are investigating other angles as well.
Ankit Wadhwa graduated from IIT Kanpur in 2015 and reportedly worked with JP Morgan in Mumbai for over two years. He quit that job in March.