Overview

• Police identified the deceased as 20-year-old Rishi Nair, found unresponsive on his hostel bed around 10:45 am after authorities forced open the door when he did not answer calls.
• This is the fifth student death at the South Goa campus since December 2024, and inquest proceedings have begun.
• Investigators reported no external injuries and said no note was recovered, while the cause of death will be established through forensic examination.
• Officials said Nair was a second-year integrated MSc physics student who transferred from the Hyderabad campus this year and had been prescribed antidepressant medication.
• Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced a committee under the District Collector to review recent incidents, and the institute’s management has not issued a formal statement on the latest case; earlier, the campus submitted a May report outlining curriculum and wellness reforms.