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Maharashtra: ‘My son was a very smart, cheerful person’

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Updated on: 17 February,2024 06:45 AM IST  |  Mumbai
Dipti Singh | dipti.singh@mid-day.com

Father of IIT Delhi student found dead in hostel room on Thursday night says will delve deep into what drove him to take drastic step

Maharashtra: ‘My son was a very smart, cheerful person’

It is suspected that Varad Nerkar died by suicide

Key Highlights

  1. 23-year-old found dead in an IIT Delhi hostel room
  2. Nerkar asserted that he would delve deep into what drove him to take such a drastic step
  3. Varad had been pursuing M-Tech in Polymer Science & Technology since July 2022

My son was a very intelligent boy, and I had high hopes for his bright future, but all that has come to an end with his death,” said inconsolable Sanjay Nerkar, father of 23-year-old Varad, who was found dead in an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi hostel room on Thursday night. Expressing his grief, Nerkar asserted that he would delve deep into what drove him to take such a drastic step. “He was a very smart and cheerful person,” he said.

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