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IIT Delhi M.Sc student dies by suicide, second since March
A 31-year-old M.Sc. Physics student died by suicide at the IIT Delhi campus on Saturday morning, police said. The student jumped from the sixth floor of the Lecture Hall Complex around 8:30 am, according to Deputy Commissioner of Police (southwest) Amit Goel. He was declared brought dead at the campus hospital. No suicide note was found, and a mobile phone recovered from his pocket is being examined. Police are obtaining counselling records from the institute.
This is the second alleged suicide at IIT Delhi since March, when a 19-year-old first-year BTech student died by suicide at an apartment inside the campus. Hindustan Times reports that a case of abetment of suicide was registered in that incident. Mathrubhumi notes that the latest death has brought attention to student welfare and counselling support at the institute. Police are continuing their investigation into the circumstances.
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Both sources report the same facts with a neutral, straight-news framing. Hindustan Times leads with the police timeline and the second-case-since-March detail early, while Mathrubhumi places the second-case context later and adds a sentence about attention to student welfare. Neither source questions the institute or police handling. The middle-ground takeaway is that this is the second such death on campus in five months, and the investigation will focus on the student's phone and counselling records for any precipitating factors. Watch for the police findings and any institute response on mental health measures.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): hindustantimes.com (neutral report), english.mathrubhumi.com (neutral report)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Methodology and corrections.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
