21-Year-Old IIT-Bombay Student Commits Suicide In Hostel
IIT Bombay suicide: Preliminary investigations revealed that Sharma had consumed some poisonous chemical.
A 21-year-old student of IIT Bombay was found dead on the terrace of one of the hostels in the campus. While a suicide note was found on the student, the Powai police is investigating the matter.
The deceased, identified as Jitesh Sharma, was a resident of Rohtak and a third year student of chemical engineering of IIT Bombay. He was suffering from depression and was undergoing counselling for over six months at the institute, said an IIT Bombay official on the condition of anonymity.
Sharma’s body was found on Saturday evening on the terrace of a hostel number 15 in the campus. Sharma, however, lived in another hostel and not in hostel number 15, where his body was found.
Preliminary investigations revealed that Sharma had consumed some poisonous chemical. A container of sodium azide was found next to his body, said an officer from Powai police.
According police, the suicide note stated that he was worried about the results of his exams and was apprehensive about not getting a good placement. Sharma had appeared for two papers, which were scheduled on April 24 and on April 29.
“He has written a suicide note in Hindi and English that shows he was under depression,” the investigating officer said, adding that the student was apparently unhappy with the choice of his academic course.
The suicide note purportedly reads: “I should not have been into this field. I did a mistake by passing JE exam. I have learnt to be away from my parents.”
The student’s father has been informed about the incident, the officer said.
Jitesh was apparently not doing well in studies and was yet to clear a few subjects of previous semesters, he said as per information gathered from his friends.
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