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IIT Delhi Researcher Dies After 46 Days; Abetment to Suicide Case Filed
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News18•05-10-2026, 09:17
IIT Delhi Researcher Dies After 46 Days; Abetment to Suicide Case Filed
- •IIT Delhi is in the headlines following the death of a PhD researcher, after IIT Bombay's student death news.
- •The 40-year-old researcher was found severely injured in his rented house in Munirka, Delhi.
- •He died on Saturday at AIIMS Trauma Center after 46 days of treatment.
- •Police filed a case under Section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for abetment to suicide.
- •CCTV footage confirmed the researcher was alone at home at the time of the incident, with no suspicion of others' involvement.
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Police filed a case under Section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for abetment to suicide at the Kishan Garh police station based on a Supreme Court directive and an IIT security officer's complaint.
The researcher was found unconscious and severely injured inside his rented house in Munirka on August 18, with the door locked from the inside.
Initial investigations, supported by CCTV footage from outside the house, showed that the researcher was alone at the time, and neither his family nor witnesses suspected anyone else's involvement.
