Chennai : A 2nd-year IIT student doing Masters in Mechanical Engineering was found hanging from the ceiling of his hostel room on Tuesday. Police found a suicide note that read “don’t prosecute”. The deceased student has been identified as Allapet Stephen Sunny from Maharashtra.
Meanwhile, another student attempted suicide following the news of Stephen’s death. That student hails from Karnataka. Following the two incidents, students took to protest against the administration. Police said ‘stress’ was likely cause for suicide.
Kottopuram police have begun investigations into the two incidents believed to be related.
