Guwahati: A 23-year-old female student from Kanpur Dehat, Uttar Pradesh, was found dead in her hostel room at IIT Guwahati on Friday morning.
The second-year electronics and electrical engineering student was identified as Somia, officials said.
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According to police, the incident occurred around 10:30 AM at Disang Hostel. Somia’s family is expected to arrive in Guwahati on Saturday.
“We have received a call from IIT Guwahati that a female student was found dead at Disang Hostel at around 10.30 am. We rushed to the spot and recovered the body. He body will be sent for postmortem tomorrow after the arrival of the family members,” said a senior police official.
This is the second suicide case reported at IIT Guwahati this year. On April 11, a student named Ranjan Bhuyan died by suicide in his hostel room.
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In a statement, IIT Guwahati expressed deep sorrow over the incident and confirmed that the police are investigating the matter. The institute is providing full support to the student’s family during this difficult time.