Overview
- Police identified the deceased as Jai Singh Meena, 26, a final-year BTech student in Biological Sciences and Bioengineering found hanging in Room 148 of E Block after peers and family raised concerns.
- Initial police assessment indicates self-inflicted wrist injuries before the hanging; investigators recovered a knife and blood stains, and the body has been sent for autopsy.
- A “Sorry Everyone” message was recovered, with accounts differing on whether it was a suicide note or an entry in a notebook, and the materials have been seized for examination.
- The hostel room was sealed and examined by a forensic team, the case is being handled as a suspected suicide, and the family is expected to complete formalities after arriving in Kanpur.
- IIT Kanpur issued a condolence statement during its winter vacation, and the death is reported as the fourth student suicide at the institute this year.