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IIT Delhi Physics Student Dies After Sixth-Floor Fall
A 31-year-old physics student died after falling from a building at IIT Delhi.
Police said he entered the campus on Saturday morning.
He went to the Lecture Hall Complex and took an elevator to the sixth floor.
Police said he then allegedly jumped from the building.
He was taken to the campus hospital, but doctors could not save him.
Investigators found no suicide note.
They recovered his phone and are checking it.
Police are also reviewing his counselling records and other information to understand what happened.
The reason for the death has not been established.
A 31-year-old M.Sc. Physics student allegedly died by suicide at IIT Delhi on Saturday morning.
Police said he entered through the campus main gate around 8 a.m. and went to the Lecture Hall Complex.
He reportedly took an elevator to the sixth floor before falling from the building’s front side.
The student was taken to the IIT Delhi campus hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.
No suicide note was found; police recovered his mobile phone and are examining counselling records and other evidence.
- Who
- A 31-year-old M.Sc. Physics student at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.
- What
- The student allegedly died by suicide after falling from the sixth floor of the Lecture Hall Complex.
- Where
- The Lecture Hall Complex on the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi campus.
- When
- Saturday morning; the institute identified the date as August 22, 2026. Police received a call at about 8:33 a.m.
- Why
- The reason has not been established; police are investigating the circumstances and reviewing institute records.
Key facts
- Student
- 31-year-old M.Sc. Physics student
- Campus entry
- Police said he entered through the main gate at around 8:00 a.m.
- Reported location
- Sixth floor of the Lecture Hall Complex
- Police call
- A PCR call was received at Kishangarh Police Station at about 8:33 a.m.
- Medical response
- He was taken to the IIT Delhi campus hospital and declared brought dead
- Evidence
- No suicide note was found; a mobile phone was recovered from his pocket
- Investigation
- Crime-scene and FSL teams examined the site, while police obtained counselling records and other information from the institute
Quotes
An unnamed IIT Delhi official
IIT Delhi official who requested anonymity
“A police team rushed to the scene, and the injured person was shifted to the IIT Delhi campus hospital, where the attending doctor declared him brought dead. During the enquiry, the dead person, aged 31, was identified as a student of the M.Sc. Physics department at the IIT Delhi”
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indianexpress.com
“The Institute deeply mourns the tragic and untimely demise of an M.Sc. student on August 22, 2026. The Delhi Police are investigating the sad incident. Our deepest thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved family. The Institute is providing all support to them”
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