Odisha KIIT Student Suicide: 18-Year-Old Boy Found Dead in Hostel Room, Third Campus Death This Year

A first-year computer science student at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) University in Bhubaneswar was found hanging in his hostel room in the Mancheshwar area. The deceased student has

been identified as 18-year-old Rahul Yadav, a resident of Chhattisgarh.The Infocity police have suspected it to be a case of suicide and have launched an investigation into the matter. "His body was found hanging in the hostel room," Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Sonal Singh Parmar told reporters.There has been no official statement from the KIIT University administration regarding this matter.The ACP said that the incident had taken place on Sunday, and the body was recovered by the personnel of Infocity Police Station. The family members of the deceased student have been informed, the ACP told PTI news agency.The body was taken to KIMS Hospital, where the attending doctors declared Yadav dead. An unnatural death case has been registered at Infocity Police Station, the statement said.Also Read: KIIT Student Suicide Case: Political Firestorm In Odisha, Diplomatic Crisis With NepalNotably, this is not the first such case at KIIT University. Earlier, Prakriti Lamsal, a third-year B Tech student from Nepal, was found dead in her dormitory room on February 16 this year, sparking widespread protests and demands for justice. Later in May, another female student was found dead on campus.In recent years, several other students associated with KIIT University have died under similar suspicious circumstances, making this case even more serious.The police are investigating the matter from every angle to find out the truth.BJP MLA Saroj Padhi expressed concern over the frequent "student suicide cases" in KIIT. "We will place a demand before the chief minister to take stringent action against those responsible for the death of the students in KIIT," Padhi told reporters.