Overview

• The student, a second-year PhD candidate in Biomechanical Engineering, was last seen on June 2 and raised alarm after failing to make contact on June 3.
• Security personnel and fire services forced open the locked hostel door on June 4 to find him unresponsive on his bed with no visible external injuries.
• Delhi Police’s Crime Team and Forensic Unit were deployed after discovering vomit near the bed and have gathered evidence to examine potential health-related causes.
• His body was shifted to the Safdarjung Hospital Mortuary for a post-mortem examination to establish the exact cause of death.
• IIT Delhi has offered grief support to the bereaved family and is fully cooperating with Delhi Police’s ongoing inquiry.