Overview

• Aniket Walkar, a 22-year-old fourth-year student from IIT Kharagpur, was found hanging in his hostel room on April 20, 2025.
• Police have registered the case as an unnatural death and are awaiting the post-mortem report to confirm the cause of death.
• This marks the second suspected suicide at IIT Kharagpur this year, following the death of a third-year student in January.
• IIT Kharagpur informed the campus community of Walkar’s death via email, urging students to utilize available counseling and mental health services.
• The incident highlights a broader mental health crisis at India’s premier technical institutes, with multiple student suicides reported at IITs nationwide in recent years.