Kanpur29 December. Jai Singh Meena, a B.Tech student of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, committed suicide by hanging himself in his room on Monday afternoon. The body of Jaisingh Meena (26), resident of Ajmer (Rajasthan), was found hanging in room number 148 of E-Block located in the campus.
As soon as the administrative officer got information about Jaisingh Meena’s suicide, he reached the spot and broke the door of the room and found Jai’s body hanging from the fan. Administrative officers immediately informed the Kalyanpur police station team. When the Kalyanpur police station team reached there and tried to collect evidence, they found a copy in which ‘Sorry for everyone’ was written.
The cause of suicide was not immediately known.
ACP Kalyanpur Ashutosh Kumar said that Jai, a B.Tech student of 2020 batch, has committed suicide in the IIT campus. Investigation has been started by taking possession of Jai’s smartphone and laptop and other documents. At present, no reason has come to light yet. Jai’s family members have also been informed about his death.
first tried to cut the hand with a knife
Ashutosh Kumar told that when the police team reached inside Jai’s room, it was seen that Jai had first tried to cut his hand with a knife. It is believed that he must have felt pain at that time, due to which he threw the knife away, tore the cloth from the blanket kept on the bed and hanged himself from the fan.
IIT Kanpur will form investigation team
At the same time, IIT Kanpur has issued a press note saying that it condoles the tragic and untimely demise of Jai Singh Meena, a graduate student of the Department of Biological Sciences and Bioengineering. Meena was a promising student and joined the institute in July, 2020. In this hour of grief, the Institute condoles the untimely demise of a promising student and prays for strength to the bereaved family. IIT Kanpur Deputy Director Professor Brij Bhushan said that he is also talking to some of Jai’s friends in this matter. A team will be formed in this matter and investigation will be conducted.
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