IITB Student's Death: Police Waiting for Kin to Lodge Abetment to Suicide Complaint After Recovery of Note
1 year, 8 months ago

IITB Student's Death: Police Waiting for Kin to Lodge Abetment to Suicide Complaint After Recovery of Note

News 18  

After the recovery of a note purportedly written by deceased IIT Bombay student Darshan Solanki naming his hostel mate, the Mumbai police are waiting for his family members to lodge a complaint of abetment to suicide, an official said on Wednesday. “But we are waiting for Solanki’s family members to come forward with a formal complaint,” he said. The Special Investigation Team probing Solanki’s death on Monday said a note mentioning the name of Solanki’s hostel mate was recovered on March 3 from the room of the deceased. Police are analysing the handwriting in the note by comparing it with Solanki’s handwriting, the official said.

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Student found dead inside hostel room in Bihar; suicide suspected: Police
1 month ago

Student found dead inside hostel room in Bihar; suicide suspected: Police

Hindustan Times  

A 20-year-old student was found dead inside her hostel room on Tuesday morning in Bihar’s Supaul district, police said. Confirming the incident, station house officer Sadar police station Anirudh Kumar said, “Police found the body hanging inside the hostel room locked from within.” “Police have started a probe from both angles - suicide and murder. “On Tuesday morning when she …

Boyfriend booked for IT student’s suicide in state-run hostel
1 month, 1 week ago

Boyfriend booked for IT student’s suicide in state-run hostel

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: After a 19-year-old girl, who was pursuing a B.SC course at a Worli college, allegedly died by suicide on October 17 at a state government-run hostel in Chembur, the Chembur police have registered a case against her 23-year-old boyfriend for allegedly harassing and assaulting her that led to the extreme step. Boyfriend booked for IT student’s suicide in state-run …

IIT Delhi MTech student, 23, found hanging in hostel room, police probe on
10 months, 1 week ago

IIT Delhi MTech student, 23, found hanging in hostel room, police probe on

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: A 23-year-old student of IIT Delhi allegedly died by suicide in his hostel room on the campus in south Delhi on Thursday, police said. Though police suspect it’s a case of suicide, the reason behind why the student, from Nasik in Maharashtra and pursuing his Master in Technology course from IIT Delhi, took the step is yet to …

Hostel deaths: Kin suspect driver; officials cite sexual relationship
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Hostel deaths: Kin suspect driver; officials cite sexual relationship

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Family members of two Class 10 Dalit girl students, who allegedly died by suicide at a government school hostel in Reddywada of Bhuvanagiri, accused autorickshaw driver P. Anjaneyulu of conniving with hostel officials to murder the duo in an act of revenge. Developing a grudge over the students for tipping off the authorities, the driver might have threatened them …

IIT-Kanpur student dies by allegedly suicide in hostel room
11 months, 2 weeks ago

IIT-Kanpur student dies by allegedly suicide in hostel room

India TV News  

In a shocking incident, a student allegedly killed himself by hanging from the ceiling fan in his hostel room at the Indian Institute of Technology -Kanpur. The deceased identified as a 31-year-old M.Tech second-year student, said the police said on Thursday, adding the motive was not immediately clear but he had been "temporarily" removed from the course after he failed …

21-year-old PhD student in Bengaluru's IISC dies by suicide
1 year ago

21-year-old PhD student in Bengaluru's IISC dies by suicide

Hindustan Times  

A 21-year-old student, who is pursuing PhD in Bengaluru’s Indian Institute of Science died by suicide, said news agency PTI. 21 year old PhD student in Bengaluru's IISC dies by suicide According to the report, the student allegedly jumped from the sixth floor of IISc building on Friday evening. In a condolence letter, the management of IISc said, “It is …

IIT Kharagpur student found dead in hostel room, suicide suspected: Police
1 year, 2 months ago

IIT Kharagpur student found dead in hostel room, suicide suspected: Police

Hindustan Times  

KOLKATA: A fourth-year student of the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, in West Bengal was found dead in his hostel room late on Tuesday, police said. Police said the student’s family has not indicated the possibility of foul play in the death The student was a fourth-year dual degree student of electrical engineering from Telangana. A statement by IIT Kharagpur …

IIT Delhi student hangs self in hostel room due to 'academic stress'
1 year, 3 months ago

IIT Delhi student hangs self in hostel room due to 'academic stress'

India Today  

A 21-year-old student, identified as Anil Kumar, died by suicide inside his hostel room at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. Upon reaching the spot, the police found the hostel room locked from the inside. Police said the student was immediately rushed to the hospital, where he was declared brought dead. Though the police did not recover any suicide note …

IIT Bombay student Darshan Solanki suicide: Accused fellow student granted bail
1 year, 7 months ago

IIT Bombay student Darshan Solanki suicide: Accused fellow student granted bail

India TV News  

The Bombay High Court granted bail to Arman Khatri, who was arrested in connection with IIT Bombay student Darshan Solanki's suicide. Solanki, who hailed from Ahmedabad and was a first-year student of the B Tech course, died after allegedly jumping off the seventh floor of a hostel building on the campus of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay in suburban …

Another IIT Madras Student Found Dead, 4th Suspected Suicide This Year
1 year, 8 months ago

Another IIT Madras Student Found Dead, 4th Suspected Suicide This Year

The Quint  

A second-year student was found dead in his hostel room at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras on Friday, 21 April. Meanwhile, IIT-Madras has said that it is "deeply anguished" at the untimely death of an undergraduate student. "The Institute expresses its heartfelt condolence and shares the grief of the friends and family of the deceased student. The Institute requests …

IIT-B suicide: Solanki wanted to leave Mumbai, police tell court
1 year, 8 months ago

IIT-B suicide: Solanki wanted to leave Mumbai, police tell court

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Darshan Solanki – the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay student who died by suicide in February this year – had decided “to leave Mumbai and go to his native place,” states an application filed by Mumbai Police. HT Image The police on Saturday sought to extend the remand of Solanki’s batchmate, Arman Khatri, who was arrested on April 9 for …

Two months after Dalit student Darshan Solanki was found dead at IIT-Bombay, police arrest his batchmate
1 year, 8 months ago

Two months after Dalit student Darshan Solanki was found dead at IIT-Bombay, police arrest his batchmate

The Hindu  

The Mumbai police’s Special Investigation Team probing the death of IIT-Bombay student Darshan Solanki, 18, on Sunday said that they have arrested a batchmate of the victim on charges of abetment of suicide. The accused, identified as Armaan Iqbal Khatri, was detained by the police days after they found a note purportedly left behind by Solanki blaming the former for …

IIT Bombay Dalit student suicide case: Mumbai Police arrest his batchmate
1 year, 8 months ago

IIT Bombay Dalit student suicide case: Mumbai Police arrest his batchmate

India TV News  

The Mumbai Police's Special Investigation Team has arrested a batchmate of IIT Bombay student Darshan Solanki in connection with the alleged abetment of his suicide, an official said on Sunday. In a purported suicide note recovered by the SIT on March 3, Solanki had mentioned that "Arman has killed me", the official said. Solanki, who hailed from Ahmedabad in Gujarat …

IIT Bombay student death: Handwriting analysis confirms 'suicide note' written by deceased, say cops
1 year, 8 months ago

IIT Bombay student death: Handwriting analysis confirms 'suicide note' written by deceased, say cops

The Hindu  

The Mumbai police's SIT, which is probing the death of IIT Bombay student Darshan Solanki, has received a report from a handwriting expert, which says the handwriting in the purported suicide note recovered from the institute' hostel matched the writing samples of the deceased, confirming that it was written by him, an official said on Friday. Tech course, allegedly committed …

Darshan Solanki suicide case: SIT records statements of two IIT-B students
1 year, 8 months ago

Darshan Solanki suicide case: SIT records statements of two IIT-B students

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The Special Investigation Team on Monday questioned two IIT-B students, including one whose name was mentioned in the purported suicide note left behind by Darshan Solanki, 18. A senior crime branch officer said that the student named in the “suicide note” said in his statement that Solanki was very scared after the fight with him though he had said …

IIT-Bombay Dalit student death | Mumbai Police file FIR after 50 days
1 year, 8 months ago

IIT-Bombay Dalit student death | Mumbai Police file FIR after 50 days

The Hindu  

Nearly 50 days after the death by suicide of 18-year-old Darshan Solanki, a first-year Dalit student at the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay, the Mumbai Police have registered a First Information Report for abetment to suicide against an unknown person. IIT-B Dalit student’s death | Police find ‘suicide note’, says FIR being registered in case Now, days after the investigators said …

Powai police register FIR in Darshan Solanki suicide case
1 year, 8 months ago

Powai police register FIR in Darshan Solanki suicide case

Hindustan Times  

Over one-and-half months after Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay student Darshan Solanki, 18, died by suicide jumping off the eighth floor of his hostel building, Powai police registered a first information report against unknown person/s on Thursday for abetment to suicide and under Prevention of Atrocities Act. Read here: Darshan Solanki suicide: Family meets VBA chief, seeks help in filing FIR …

Darshan Solanki’s family disputes police version of events, seek FIR based on their complaint - The Hindu
1 year, 8 months ago

Darshan Solanki’s family disputes police version of events, seek FIR based on their complaint - The Hindu

The Hindu  

In a fresh development in the case related to the alleged suicide of 18-year-old Dalit student Darshan Solanki inside IIT-Bombay, the victim’s family on Wednesday disputed the version of events as presented to them by the Mumbai Police, even as investigators looking into the case said that they were “waiting for a complaint from the family” to lodge a First …

Darshan Solanki Death | Police Recover 'Suicide Note' From Hostel Room: Reports
1 year, 8 months ago

Darshan Solanki Death | Police Recover 'Suicide Note' From Hostel Room: Reports

The Quint  

Nearly a month after a Special Investigation Team was formed by the Maharashtra government to probe the death of 18-year-old Darshan Solanki at the Indian Institute of Technology -Bombay, a "suicide note" has been recovered from the student’s room. While his family and student bodies have linked Darshan’s death to caste discrimination on campus, IIT Bombay has consistently refuted these …

IIT-Bombay Dalit student death | Senior says Darshan Solanki felt alienated by roommate
1 year, 9 months ago

IIT-Bombay Dalit student death | Senior says Darshan Solanki felt alienated by roommate

The Hindu  

March 13, 2023 12:08 am | Updated 07:28 am IST - New Delhi Eighteen-year-old Dalit student Darshan Solanki’s roommate, a General Category student, had “reduced” talking to him after they found out about each other’s ranks, following which Mr. Solanki had asked about the procedure to change his hostel room allocation, a senior of the Chemical Engineering student told the …

Protests continue over death of IIT Bombay student
1 year, 10 months ago

Protests continue over death of IIT Bombay student

India Today  

Members of various student organisations on Monday staged protests in front of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay against the death of Darshan Solanki. Student outfits SFI and Republican Party of India organised separate protests demanding justice for Solanki. The student outfits have sought registration of a case under the SC/ST Act in connection with the death and a thorough …

IIT-Bombay student death: Varsity starts internal probe, says no comment on cause till police report
1 year, 10 months ago

IIT-Bombay student death: Varsity starts internal probe, says no comment on cause till police report

India Today  

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay Director, Subhasis Chaudhuri, informed the students and faculty that an internal investigation has been started by the varsity to look into the death of Darshan Solanki. Meanwhile, IIT Bombay Director Subhasis Chaudhuri informed about the setting up of an internal investigation committee, but refused to comment on the cause of Solanki’s death till a police …

Darshan Solanki, Stephen Sunny & Many More: Why Suicides by the Brightest Are Puncturing IIT Dream
1 year, 10 months ago

Darshan Solanki, Stephen Sunny & Many More: Why Suicides by the Brightest Are Puncturing IIT Dream

News 18  

High societal expectations, academic performance, peer pressure, language barriers, increasing class sizes and no or little personal connect with faculty, higher caste-based reservations, lack of outreach by on-campus counsellors, coping up with rigorous schedules to adjusting to a completely new ecosystem — students do crack the entrance exam to the country’s premier tech institutes but find it tough to survive …

Jignesh Mevani demands SIT probe into IITB student's death
1 year, 10 months ago

Jignesh Mevani demands SIT probe into IITB student's death

The Hindu  

Congress MLA and Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani on Thursday demanded probe by a Special Investigation Team into the death of a student of the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay to find out whether it was a case of murder, caste discrimination or ragging. After meeting the Ahmedabad-based family members of Darshan Solanki, who allegedly died after jumping off the seventh …

IIT Bombay Student Had Told Senior He Was Facing Discrimination ‘Day In, Day Out’: Student Body
1 year, 10 months ago

IIT Bombay Student Had Told Senior He Was Facing Discrimination ‘Day In, Day Out’: Student Body

News 18  

The chorus around justice for 18-year-old IIT Bombay student, Darshan Solanki, who died on February 12 by allegedly jumping off the seventh floor of his hostel building over a casteist remark, is gaining momentum. But he said it wasn’t a concern as a matter of fact.” A member of Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle, on condition of anonymity, told CNN-News18 …

Family of IIT Bombay Student Say He Faced Caste Discrimination, Suspects 'Murder'
1 year, 10 months ago

Family of IIT Bombay Student Say He Faced Caste Discrimination, Suspects 'Murder'

News 18  

The family of an IIT-Bombay student who allegedly committed suicide has claimed he faced discrimination at the premier institute for belonging to a Scheduled Caste community. The family of the student claimed, who hails from Ahmedabad, said he faced caste discrimination at the institute and that there was a strong possibility that he was “murdered”. The late student’s aunt Divyaben …

'He's lecturing but can't find students involved?': Court fumes over Director's vague report in IIT Kharagpur death case
2 years ago

'He's lecturing but can't find students involved?': Court fumes over Director's vague report in IIT Kharagpur death case

Firstpost  

Kolkata: On Thursday, the Calcutta High Court criticised the director of the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur for failing to act on a ragging complaint that was followed by the murder of a student on campus for the second time in recent weeks. The court summoned the Director to the next hearing on 20 December after becoming enraged by the …

Decomposed Body of Assam Student Found in IIT Kharagpur, CM Sarma Wants 'Detailed Investigation'
2 years, 2 months ago

Decomposed Body of Assam Student Found in IIT Kharagpur, CM Sarma Wants 'Detailed Investigation'

News 18  

After a partially decomposed body of a third-year student of Assam was found at IIT Kharagpur hostel, Assam Cheif Minister Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma has written a letter to Mamata Banerjee seeking a detailed investigation in the matter. A 20-year-old fifth-year BTech student of IIT Guwahati died by suicide and his body was found hanging in his room on October …

Student found dead in IIT Kharagpur hostel room
2 years, 2 months ago

Student found dead in IIT Kharagpur hostel room

The Hindu  

The partially decomposed body of a third year student of IIT Kharagpur was found in his hostel room after the authorities broke open the bolted door, an official of the premier Institute said on Saturday. A 20-year old fifth year B.Tech student of IIT Guwahati died by suicide and his body was found hanging in his room on October 10. …

IIT Kharagpur student from Assam's Tinsukia found dead in hostel room
2 years, 2 months ago

IIT Kharagpur student from Assam's Tinsukia found dead in hostel room

Hindustan Times  

The body of an Indian Institute of Technology or IIT Kharagpur student was reportedly found in a hostel room on Friday. The student, 23, was found dead by the police, who had been called after a foul smell began coming from the closed room in the Lala Lajpat Rai Hall. On October 9, a 20-year-old student, hailing from Andhra Pradesh, …

Mumbai: Depressed IIT Bombay student from MP jumps to death from hostel
2 years, 11 months ago

Mumbai: Depressed IIT Bombay student from MP jumps to death from hostel

India TV News  

A 26-year-old postgraduate student of IIT Bombay in Powai jumped off the 7th-floor terrace of his hostel and ended his life, officials said on Monday. Prima facie, the deceased student was undergoing treatment for depression, a senior officer said. The deceased student had written a message on the board in his hostel room, stating that no one should be held …

IIM Calcutta Student Found Dead Inside Hostel Room, Police Probing Suicide Angle
4 years, 1 month ago

IIM Calcutta Student Found Dead Inside Hostel Room, Police Probing Suicide Angle

News 18  

A student of IIM Calcutta was found dead inside her hostel room on Saturday, police said. The body of 28-year-old Payel Khandelwal was found hanging from the ceiling of her room on the third floor of the hostel building on the institute's Joka campus, they said. "In this hour of grief, faculty members and other students stand by the deceased …

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