Megh Kapoor, a 22-year-old IIT-Hyderabad graduate, was found dead after he jumped from the terrace of a lodge in Telangana’s Sangareddy district. The police is probing the reasons behind his taking such a drastic step.
Sangareddy,Updates: September 7, 2022 2:29 pm IST
An IIT-Hyderabad graduate committed suicide by jumping from the terrace of a lodge in Sangareddy district. (Representational Image)
abdul basheer: A 22-year-old graduate ended his life by jumping from the terrace of a lodge in Telangana’s Sangareddy district on Wednesday morning. The boy has been identified as Megh Kapoor, a native of Rajasthan. He had recently passed out from IIT-Hyderabad.
He is found dead in a lodge and the authorities suspect that he committed suicide. The police is probing as to why he took such a drastic step.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sangareddy, “The student completed his B-Tech from IIT and has been living in the lodge since August, paying rent for three months. He committed suicide by jumping from the terrace at around 4 am.
The DSP further said, ‘We have registered a case after taking a complaint from the lodge authority. The reason for the suicide has not been established. We have informed his parents, and they are on their way. After they come, we will open the room and then check.
Further investigation is underway.
Second IIT-Hyderabad student suicide in a week
This is the second suicide by a student of IIT-Hyderabad within a week.
Earlier, Rahul (24) was a resident of Nandyal town in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. found hanging from the bed frame in his dorm room.
Rahul was a second-year MTech student in the Department of Smart Mobility at the IIT-Hyderabad campus in Sangareddy district on Wednesday, August 31.
Speaking to India Today on 7 September, Sangareddy DSP said, “Rahul was found hanging in the hostel campus. The reason for his suicide is yet to be established as his laptop has been sent to Forensic Scientific Laboratory and further reports are awaited.