Bengaluru: Second IISc student suicide in 15 days as 22-yr-old dies in hostel
A 22-year-old first-year MTech student allegedly died by suicide at IISc Bengaluru, the second such death at the institute in 15 days, police said.
In Bengaluru, a second IISc student has died by suicide in the past two weeks, raising concerns about campus safety and mental health support. The 22-year-old first-year MTech student from the Department of Computer Science and Automation (CSA) was found dead in his hostel room on August 20. Police have registered a UDR (Unnatural Death Report) and the body has been sent for post-mortem examination.
This incident follows the death of a 19-year-old second-year BTech student on August 6, both cases occurring in hostels at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) within a 15-day period. The IISc administration has not commented on the recent suicide, but registrar Prof D Nagesh Kumar expressed deep sorrow over the incident and urged students to seek mental health support through the institute’s Wellness Centre, which offers 24×7 emergency counselling, online counselling, and consultations with counsellors and psychiatrists.
A spokesperson for Sadashivanagar police station confirmed that further investigation into the latest case is underway.
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