Overview

• Dheeraj Saini, a 22-year-old final-year electrical engineering student from Mahendragarh, Haryana, was found in Hostel 1, room 123.
• Peers alerted authorities after a foul smell and reddish fluid under the door, leading security and police to break in and discover the decomposed body hanging.
• Assistant commissioner Ranjit Kumar said the body appeared about two days old, and the student was last seen on September 28.
• No suicide note was recovered as police seized his mobile phone and laptop for forensic examination and prepared to question relatives after their arrival.
• IIT Kanpur expressed grief, described him as a promising student and athletics team member, said the reasons remain uncertain, and news reports note this is the second suspected student suicide this year and the fifth since 2023.