2 Deaths By Suicide Reported From Hyderabad, Kanpur IITs In 2 Days

Deaths by suicide have shaken the campuses of the Indian Institute of Technology or IIT, a premier engineering institute that attracts some of India's finest minds.  

Two suicides have been reported in two days from the IITs in Hyderabad and Kanpur. 

A 23-year-old who had passed out of IIT Hyderabad this year allegedly died by suicide at a lodge near the institute.

Megh Kapoor, a BTech graduate, allegedly jumped off the terrace of his building in the early hours of Wednesday. He was from Rajasthan's Jodhpur and had moved into the lodge after passing out of IIT three months ago.

The police are still investigating the reason for the alleged suicide.

Earlier on August 31, a second year MTech student was found dead on the institute campus.

Rahul Bingumalla, 25, was allegedly found hanging in his hostel room.

Yesterday, a student died by suicide at IIT Kanpur.

The student, Prashant Singh, had bolted his hostel room door. A student called campus security last evening when Prashant did not open his door or respond.

The institute's officials broke into the room and found him dead.

Prashant was a student of mechanical engineering and had "outstanding academic qualifications", the institute said. He enrolled in IIT Kanpur in 2019 for his master's degree before signing up for a PhD program last year.

"The institute lost a talented student and aspiring scientist," the IIT statement said.

A student's suicide was also reported from an IIIT (Indian Institute of Information Technology) in Andhra Pradesh's Srikakulam. The 17-year-old was said to have been "heartbroken" because she did not do well in her exam.