In a suspected case of suicide, a 24-year-old M.Tech student from the Indian Institution of Technology in Delhi was found dead in his room. About tragic incidentSanjay Nerker, a native of Nashik, Maharashtra was found hanging in his hostel room at IIT-Delhi. As per a police official, the situation came to light when Nerkers parents tried calling him. Unable to reach him by phone, asked his hostel mates to check on him.Delhi | A PCR call was received from IIT Delhi, Dronagiri Hostel wherein it was informed that a 23-year-old boy from Nashik, Maharashtra was found hanging in a room in Dronagiri Hostel, IIT Campus. The deceased was a student in M-Tech final year. Crime team inspection has been…— ANI (@ANI) February 16, 2024 Found door locked from insideUpon reaching Nerkers room, his hostel mates found it locked from the inside. They told the hostel guard, who forcibly opened the door. They found Nerkers body hanging from the rooms ceiling. After the tragic incident, students relatives have been notified, and an investigation is underway to determine the reason of death. Three cases of suspected student suicidesThe month spanning December 19, 2023-January 18, 2024 witnessed three cases of suspected student suicides on the campus of IIT-Kanpur. Student suicide rates increasedIn recent years, there has been a rise in the number of student suicides in Maharashtra. According to data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), in 2020, there were 1,535 student suicides in Maharashtra, accounting for 11.4% of the total student suicides in India. This is a significant increase from 2019, when there were 1,269 student suicides in the state.
