Overview
- Rahul Yadav, 18, a first-year computer science student from Chhattisgarh, was found hanging in his KIIT hostel room, which police opened under videography after finding it locked from inside.
- An unnatural death case was registered, investigators seized his phone and laptop, and the room was sealed as part of the forensic process.
- The autopsy was conducted at AIIMS-Bhubaneswar in the presence of a magistrate and family members, with the full report awaited.
- Rahul’s mother alleged harassment and threats by a girl and her family; police said they have registered a case based on her complaint and initiated an investigation.
- This is the third campus death at KIIT in 2025, drawing renewed attention to a UGC fact-finding report that cited unlawful university actions in an earlier case as political leaders call for accountability.