IIT Kharagpur B Tech student found dead in hostel, third in last 5 months

IIT Kharagpur B Tech student found dead in hostel, third in last 5 months

Police broke open the student's hostel room at IIT Kharagpur after his classmates who had called out to him repeatedly got no response, with phone calls also going unanswered.

IIT Kharagpur student, Md Asif Qamar, found dead in hostel, third in last 5 months

A 22-year-old BTech student was found dead at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur in the early hours of Sunday. The student was identified as Mohammad Asif Qamar from Bihar’s Sheohar district. IIT Kharagpur has recently witnessed three other alleged student suicides — by a fourth-year student in April, a third-year undergraduate student in January, and a fourth-year student in June 2024. The third-year student was found dead insid…

Mohammad Asif Qamar, 22-Year-Old IIT Kharagpur Student, Found Hanging in Hostel; Third Suicide in Five Months - The Logical Indian

Mohammad Asif Qamar, a 22-year-old third-year civil engineering student from Bihar, was found hanging in his hostel room at Madan Mohan Malaviya Hall (MMM Hall), IIT Kharagpur, in the early hours of Sunday, May 5. The incident came to light after a friend in Delhi, who was on a video call with Qamar, witnessed the act and immediately alerted campus security. Despite prompt intervention by security and police, Qamar was declared dead at the campu…

Third-year BTech student found hanging in IIT Kharagpur hostel room

Kolkata: A third-year BTech student of IIT Kharagpur was found hanging in his hostel room on Sunday, an official said. The body of Mohammad Asif Qamar was found hanging in his hostel room in Madanmohan Malviya Hall in IIT Kharagpur campus, the official said. The institute in a statement said, "It is with deep sadness that the IIT Kharagpur condoles the untimely demise of Md Asif Qamar a third year under graduate student in the department of civi…

IIT Kharagpur student found dead in hostel room, third suspected suicide this year

New Delhi: A civil engineering student from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur was found dead in his hostel room on Sunday, with initial findings pointing towards suicide, according to police officials. The student, originally from Bihar, had been preparing to travel home the same day. “His luggage was already packed,” a police officer said. The student was staying at Madanmohan Malviya Hall. “The door to his room was bolted from…