PRAYAGRAJ: A 20-year-old BTech first-year deaf and mute student of Indian Institute of Information & Technology, Allahabad (IIIT-A), committed suicide by jumping off the hostel building on the institute’s campus in Prayagraj late on Saturday.
Identified as Rahul Chaitanya, the deceased was a resident of Nizamabad, Telangana, said DCP (city) Abhishek Bharti.
According to preliminary investigations, the student jumped off from the fourth floor of the hostel’s building around 12.10 am on Saturday after sending a message to his family members, police said, while refusing to divulge the content of the message.
“No suicide note was recovered,” said Bharti.
While the reason behind the suicide was still unknown, the body has been sent for post-mortem.
“The police team is gathering details from family members. The forensic experts are also looking for clues. We are thoroughly probing the case,” the DCP (City) said.
Meanwhile, the authorities of IIIT-A have constituted a three-member fact-finding committee to investigate the case.
“The authorities have also formed a five-member fact-finding sub-committee to find out the problems faced by students, and suggest ways to solve their issues,” said Pankaj Mishra, public relations officer (PRO), IIIT-A.