Tragedy Strikes IIT Bombay: Student's Sudden Demise

Rohit Sinha, a 22-year-old student at IIT Bombay, committed suicide by jumping from the hostel's 10th floor. He succumbed to his injuries at the hospital. An investigation is underway as police have filed an accidental death report. Sinha was a fourth-year Metallurgical Sciences student from Delhi.


Devdiscourse News Desk | Mumbai | Updated: 02-08-2025 11:42 IST | Created: 02-08-2025 11:42 IST
Tragedy Strikes IIT Bombay: Student's Sudden Demise
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In a tragic incident, Rohit Sinha, a 22-year-old student at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, allegedly ended his life by jumping off the hostel building early on Saturday morning.

Sinha, who hailed from Delhi and was in his fourth year of Metallurgical Sciences, reportedly leaped from the 10th floor around 2:30 am. Emergency services rushed him to a nearby hospital, but he was declared dead by doctors.

Authorities have registered an accidental death report and launched a probe to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident, according to a police official.

(With inputs from agencies.)

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