Kolkata, April 18: A tragic incident occurred at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur campus, where a student reportedly took his own life.
According to police reports, 21-year-old Jaybeer Singh Dodia jumped from the eighth floor of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hall on Saturday. As of now, there has been no official response from the IIT Kharagpur administration regarding the incident.
Officers from the Hijli police station, which falls under the jurisdiction of Kharagpur Town police station, arrived at the scene promptly after receiving the information.
Jaybeer was rushed to B.C. Roy Hospital, where he was pronounced dead by doctors. The administration of IIT Kharagpur has informed the deceased student’s family about the incident.
Police officials stated that Jaybeer hailed from the Ghuma area of Ahmedabad. He was a third-year student in the Mechanical Engineering department and resided in Nehru Hall on campus.
An investigation into all aspects of the case has begun. Authorities are reviewing CCTV footage to determine when the student left Nehru Hall.
This incident has raised concerns about the recurring deaths of students on the IIT campus. However, there has been no official comment from the IIT Kharagpur administration regarding this tragic event.
The education sector is once again grappling with issues related to campus safety and student mental health.
In 2025, IIT Kharagpur witnessed the deaths of seven students, with five of them found hanging. Notable cases included Shoan Malik on January 12, Aniket Walkar on April 21, Mohammad Asif Kamar on May 4, Ritam Mandal on July 18, Chandradeep Pawar on July 22, and Harsh Kumar Pandey on September 20. Additionally, on December 7, the body of Bhattaram Sharan Kumar was discovered near the Puri railway gate in Kharagpur, where he had been struck by a train.
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