Overview
- Fellow students found a 20-year-old hanging inside his locked hostel room and alerted authorities, who brought the body down and declared him dead.
- Roorkee police recovered a suicide note in which the student cited his depression and did not blame anyone, and officers reported no visible external injuries or signs of struggle.
- A post-mortem examination was scheduled and the police say their investigation into the circumstances is ongoing.
- IIT Roorkee expressed grief, said it is cooperating with investigators, and has pledged to support the bereaved family.
- Some outlets named the student as Ayush Rajoria, a second-year BS‑MS Mathematics and Computing student who had been visiting the institute’s wellness centre for over a year, a detail that has renewed attention to campus mental health services.