The police mentioned a forensic crew was referred to as to gather the forensic evidences. (Representational)
Kanpur:
A 28-year-old PhD scholar on the Indian Institute of Expertise Kanpur ended her life by hanging herself from the ceiling hook right here on Thursday, the fourth such case within the final one 12 months, police mentioned.
Pragati Kharya, a resident of Sanigawan in Kanpur who was pursuing a PhD in Earth Sciences, died bt suicide inside her hostel room D-116 in corridor number-4 through the intervening evening, however the matter got here to gentle on Thursday midday, they mentioned.
Her hostel mates knowledgeable the IIT-Ok authorities who in flip alerted the police.
In an announcement, IIT Kanpur mentioned with profound grief it mourns the tragic and premature demise of Pragati Kharya.
Pragati Kharya joined the PhD program in December 2021, it mentioned.
“A police forensic crew has visited the campus to research the circumstances of the dying. The Institute is awaiting the outcomes of the police investigation to find out the trigger. With Pragati Kharya’s passing, the institute has misplaced a promising younger researcher. The institute extends its deepest condolences and prays for energy and luxury to her household and mates on this time of nice loss,” the IIT mentioned.
“The police acquired details about a suicide by a PhD scholar at round 12 pm in the present day,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Rajesh Kumar Singh informed PTI.
Assistant CP (Kalyanpur) Abhishek Pandey mentioned, “After getting details about the suicide police rushed there and located the door of Pragati’s room was locked from inside.” “After breaking open the door, they discovered the lady’s physique hanging from the ceiling fan,” he added.
The police mentioned a forensic crew was referred to as to gather the forensic evidences.
The suicide notice written by which she held nobody accountable for her excessive step has been recovered from the room, the ACP added.
A cell phone was additionally recovered from the hostel room which may assist police in fixing the thriller behind the suicide, the ACP mentioned, including, potential causes behind suicide will solely be revealed after a preliminary probe and finishing different formalities.
The physique was despatched to the mortuary for autopsy. The relations have additionally arrived on the IIT-Ok, in response to the police.
On January 18, 29-year-old PhD scholar, Priyanka Jaiswal, who was pursuing a PhD in Chemical engineering had allegedly dedicated suicide inside her hostel room after being locked from inside.
On January 11, M.Tech second-year scholar Vikas Kumar Meena (31) allegedly hanged himself from the ceiling fan in his IIT, Kanpur hostel room, reportedly after he was “quickly” barred from persevering with together with his course.
On December 19, postdoctoral researcher Pallavi Chilka (34) hanged herself from the ceiling fan of her second-floor hostel room on the campus.
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