GUWAHATI: A BTech final-year student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati was reportedly found lying inside his room at the Dihing Hostel of the institution on Monday, January 9, 2023, at around 4:30 PM, according to police sources.
As per the media reports, the 22-year-old deceased was a student of the Department of Chemical Science and Technology and hailed from Nagpur, Maharashtra.
The police have registered a case in connection with the incident, but the cause of his death is yet to be ascertained.
Speaking to G Plus, Tanmoy Nath, the Officer-in-Charge of Amingaon Police Station said, " According to a hostel mate, the deceased was found in an unconscious state inside the hostel premises. While trying to wake up the student, the hostel mate discovered the absence of a pulse."
He further said, "There were no injury marks found on the body and there has been no further success or lead achieved in the investigations as of yet. The body which was kept in the morgue yesterday, January 9 has been sent for post mortem, the reports of which are awaited."