Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Two Students Die at NIMS University Hostel in Jaipur
A student named Mohit Saini was found dead in his hostel room at NIMS University near Jaipur.
Other students called the police after noticing a bad smell from the locked room.
Police think he may have died one or two days before he was found.
They suspect suicide, but this has not been confirmed.
A different student, Aditya Tiwari, died one day earlier after allegedly falling from a hostel building.
Police are investigating both deaths.
They are speaking with students, roommates and hostel officials.
So far, police have not said that the two cases are connected.
A 20-year-old student, Mohit Saini, was found hanging in a locked room at NIMS University’s Sunrise Hostel.
Fellow students alerted police late Wednesday after noticing a foul smell from Saini’s room.
Police suspect Saini may have died one or two days earlier, but the circumstances remain unconfirmed pending investigation and post-mortem results.
A day earlier, B.Tech student Aditya Tiwari allegedly died after falling from the 15th floor of the university’s Garnek Hostel.
Police are investigating both deaths, but have not indicated any connection between the incidents.
- Who
- Mohit Saini, a 20-year-old second-year CPT student, was found dead; another student, Aditya Tiwari, had died the previous day.
- What
- Saini was found hanging in a hostel room, while Tiwari allegedly died after falling from the 15th floor of another hostel building.
- When
- Saini’s death was reported late Wednesday night and publicly reported Thursday; Tiwari’s incident occurred on August 25 at about 8:30 p.m.
- Where
- Both incidents occurred at NIMS University near Jaipur, Rajasthan—Saini at Sunrise Hostel and Tiwari at Garnek Hostel.
- Why
- Police suspect suicide in Saini’s case but have not established the exact circumstances; the cause and circumstances of both deaths remain under investigation.
Police Assessment
Unresolved Circumstances
Cause of Saini’s death
Police Assessment
Police suspect that Saini died by suicide based on the initial scene investigation.
Unresolved Circumstances
The exact circumstances have not been established, and the post-mortem examination is expected to provide more information.
Relationship between the deaths
Police Assessment
The incidents occurred within two days and have raised concerns on the university campus.
Unresolved Circumstances
Police have not indicated that the cases are connected and are investigating them separately.
- Deceased student
- Mohit Saini, 20, a resident of Lotesar in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
- Hostel
- Sunrise Hostel, NIMS University
- Discovery
- Fellow students noticed a foul smell from Saini’s locked room and informed police
- Estimated timing
- Police said Saini may have died one or two days before discovery
- Earlier death
- Aditya Tiwari, a B.Tech student from Lucknow, allegedly fell from the 15th floor on August 25
- Investigation
- Police are collecting statements from students, roommates and hostel officials
- Possible connection
- Police have not indicated any connection between the two incidents