Another student allegedly died by suicide at the Kharagpur IIT campus in West Midnapore district. According to the police, the student, Jaibir Singh Dodia (21), jumped from the eighth floor of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hall on Saturday morning. The IIT Kharagpur student death has once again raised concerns over campus mental health.
On receiving the news, police personnel from Hijli police station under Kharagpur Town police station went to the spot.
IIT Kharagpur student death incident details
The 21-year-old youth was taken to BC Roy Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. IIT Kharagpur authorities have informed the family of the deceased student about the tragedy. Police are investigating the IIT Kharagpur student death case.
According to police officers, the deceased student’s home is in Ghuma area of Ahmedabad. He was studying in the third year of the Mechanical Engineering department and lived in Nehru Hall at the IIT Kharagpur campus.
He was found lying on the ground after allegedly jumping from the eighth floor of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hall by other students on Saturday morning. He was rushed to the hospital by security guards and other students.
Repeated incidents raise concerns at IIT Kharagpur
The police have started investigating all the aspects of the case, such as how he went from Nehru Hall to Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hall and how he got to the roof there. CCTV footage is being examined in the investigation.
The police have started investigating the CCTV footage to find out when the student left Nehru Hall.
Questions have been raised about the repeated deaths of students on the IIT campus. However, there has been no official response from the IIT Kharagpur authorities on this tragic incident.
Concerns have once again been raised in the education community about the security on the campus and the mental health of the students.
Past student deaths highlight ongoing issue
In 2025, seven students of IIT Kharagpur died and shockingly, five of them were found hanging. The pattern of incidents has intensified concerns over student wellbeing.
That year, Shoaan Malik died by suicide on January 12, Aniket Walkar on April 21, Mohammad Asif Qamar on May 4, Ritam Mandal on July 18, Chandradeep Pawar on July 22 and Harsh Kumar Pandey on September 20.
On December 7, the body of Bhattaram Sharan Kumar was recovered from the Puri railway gate in Kharagpur. He was run over by a train.
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