Amid two days of protests in the Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Delhi, the police have no registered an abetment to suicide case related to the death of a 31-year-old MSc student in the physics department.
However, the student’s phone was taken for examination. Students have alleged that the institution failed to act and provide proper counselling to the student, who was allegedly going through a hard mental time after the death of his father. Speaking to ANI over a phone call, he detailed the emotional sequence of events leading up to the death of his brother.
The 31-year-old’s death sparked unrest at the IIT Delhi campus, triggering protests as students called for the resignation of the dean and associate dean of the Students Welfare Office and the head of the physics department.
“My brother was very close to my father, who died in 2020 and he was heartbroken and fell into depression,” the brother told ANI, noting that his brother’s mental health struggles were well-established and severe, leading to previous warning signs.
As per a reports, the police had earlier sated that no suicide note was found at the spot of the incident. IIT Delhi announced on Tuesday that it will form an external inquiry committee to investigate the circumstances leading to his death.
Expressing profound sorrow and deep shock, the institution stated that students, faculty and other staff will be extending financial support to the deceased student’s family.
