05 February,2026 11:42 AM IST | Mumbai | Aishwarya Iyer
The deceased hailed from Pilani, Rajasthan. File pic
A 21-year-old undergraduate student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay was found dead on the Powai campus in the early hours of Wednesday, February 4. Police have launched an inquiry to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the incident.
According to officials, the student was found in an injured condition near a hostel building around 1.30 am and was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival. Preliminary investigations suggest that the student may have fallen from the terrace of a hostel building. The exact sequence of events, however, is yet to be determined.
The deceased hailed from Pilani, Rajasthan. The Powai police have registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR) and are recording statements from hostel residents, security personnel, and the student's friends. No suicide note has been recovered so far, police said.
Further clarity is expected after the post-mortem examination and analysis of other evidence. "The autopsy has been scheduled for Thursday, February 5, as the family is expected to arrive. Forensic surgeons at the Rajawadi postmortem centre have been requested to defer the procedure until then," a hospital source said.
The incident has cast a pall of gloom over the campus, with students expressing shock over the sudden loss. "It is deeply disturbing and heartbreaking to lose one of our peers. We are trying to support each other during this difficult time," said a postgraduate student. The institute has not issued an official statement yet.
In another incident, on August 2, a Delhi-based master's student had allegedly died by suicide on the institute's premises.
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