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IIIT Ranchi Student Found Dead in Hostel Room Amid Protests Over Alleged Negligence
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News18•11-10-2026, 15:00
IIIT Ranchi Student Found Dead in Hostel Room Amid Protests Over Alleged Negligence
- •A first-year IIIT Ranchi student named Aditya was found hanging in his hostel room on Saturday night.
- •Police suspect the student took his own life due to examination pressure, as semester exams began on October 8.
- •Students staged a massive protest on campus, alleging that authorities delayed medical assistance and lacked an ambulance driver.
- •Protesters claimed the victim could have been saved, accusing the college administration and warden of severe negligence.
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Preliminary police investigations suggest that the first-year student at IIIT Ranchi died by suicide under examination pressure, as exams had commenced on October 8.
Students protested and raised slogans against the college administration, alleging that authorities were at fault because the victim was not taken to the hospital on time, claiming the ambulance lacked a driver and the warden prevented them from providing CPR.
The body of the student, identified as Aditya from Bihar's Purnia district, was sent for a post-mortem examination at RIMS.
