22-year-old IIT-Hyderabad graduate Megh Kapoor was found dead after jumping off the roof of a lodge in Telangana’s Sangareddy district. Police is probing the reasons behind his taking this step.
An IIT-Hyderabad graduate committed suicide by jumping off the terrace of a lodge in Sangareddy district. (representative image)
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- A 22-year-old IIT-Hyderabad graduate killed himself in Telangana’s Sangareddy district
- he threw himself off the roof of a lodge
- The authorities are yet to find out why he took such a drastic step.
A 22-year-old graduate ended his life by jumping off the terrace of a lodge in Telangana’s Sangareddy district on Wednesday morning. The boy was identified as Megh Kapoor, a native of Rajasthan. He had recently passed out from IIT-Hyderabad.
He was found dead in a lodge and authorities suspect that he committed suicide. Police is probing why he took such a big step.
According to Sangareddy Deputy Superintendent of Police, “The student completed his B-Tech from IIT and has been staying in the lodge since August paying three months rent. He committed suicide by jumping from the terrace around 4 in the morning.
The DSP further said, ‘We have taken a complaint from the lodge authority and registered a case. The reasons for the suicide could not be ascertained. We have informed his parents and they are leaving. After they come, we will open the room and check again.
Further investigation is going on.
Second IIT-Hyderabad student suicide in 1 week
This is the second suicide by an IIT-Hyderabad student within a week.
Earlier, Rahul (24) from Nandyal town in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh was found hanging from 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 September 7, Sangareddy DSP said, “Rahul was found hanging in the hostel premises. The reason for his suicide is yet to be established as his laptop has been sent to the forensic scientific laboratory and further reports are awaited.
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