Archive · 25 Aug 2026
IIT Delhi Registers Abetment FIR After Student Death Protests
A 31-year-old physics student named Rishikesh Kumar died after reportedly jumping from a building at IIT Delhi.
The incident happened on August 22.
Police registered a case called an FIR to investigate whether anyone encouraged or contributed to his death.
The case is against unknown people because no specific person has been named.
Students held protests on campus for two days.
The college’s chief security officer reported the incident to police.
Police said the case was registered on the evening of the incident.
The investigation followed directions from a national task force created to address mental health concerns and prevent suicides in higher education.
Delhi Police registered an FIR for abetment of suicide against unknown persons.
The case concerns the death of 31-year-old MSc Physics student Rishikesh Kumar.
Kumar reportedly jumped from the sixth floor of IIT Delhi’s Lecture Hall Complex on August 22.
The incident prompted two days of protests on the IIT Delhi campus.
Police said the FIR followed directions from the Supreme Court-led National Task Force on student mental health.
- Who
- Delhi Police, IIT Delhi student Rishikesh Kumar, IIT Delhi’s chief security officer, and the Supreme Court-led National Task Force.
- What
- Police registered an FIR for abetment of suicide and began investigating Kumar’s death.
- When
- The incident occurred on August 22; the FIR was registered that evening, and protests continued for two days.
- Where
- IIT Delhi, reportedly at the campus Lecture Hall Complex in Delhi.
- Why
- The FIR followed directions from the Supreme Court-led National Task Force on mental health and suicides in higher educational institutions.
- Student
- Rishikesh Kumar, a 31-year-old MSc Physics student
- Incident date
- August 22
- Location
- IIT Delhi’s Lecture Hall Complex
- Police action
- FIR registered for abetment of suicide
- Accused
- Unknown persons
- Campus response
- Two days of protests
- Investigative direction
- Supreme Court-led National Task Force