Another student has allegedly died by suicide at National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Kurukshetra.
The deceased has been identified as Diksha Dubey, a resident of Bihar. She was a second-year student in the Artificial Intelligence and Data Science branch at the institute.
On Thursday, Diksha was found hanging in her room at the girls’ hostel. However, the reason behind the extreme step has yet to be ascertained.
After receiving information, police officials and the scene of crime team reached the hostel, and the body was shifted to LNJP Civil Hospital for the postmortem examination.
NIT in-charge of Public Relations Gian Bhushan said, “An unfortunate incident has been reported today. The girl was a second-year student, and the matter is being investigated by the police.”
SHO, KUK police station, Vishal Kumar, who reached the spot, said, “Information regarding a girl student’s suicide was received from a hostel at NIT. The kin of the deceased have been informed about the incident, and the body has been shifted. The matter is under investigation, and appropriate action will be taken based on the statement of the family. The reason behind the suicide has yet to be ascertained.”
With Diksha’s death, four suicide cases have been reported at NIT over the last two months.
Earlier, Angoth Shiva (19), who belonged to Telangana, allegedly died by suicide on February 16; Pawan, from Nuh, allegedly died by suicide on March 31; and Priyanshu Verma (22), from Sirsa, died by hanging on April 8.
After the suicide cases, NIT had announced several measures to strengthen student support. The faculty was directed to increase interaction with students to understand their feelings and resolve their issues.
