A first-year student at the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) in Ranchi was discovered dead inside his hostel room, police confirmed on Sunday, October 11, 2026. The deceased, identified as Aditya from Bihar’s Purnia district, was aged between 19 and 20 years. According to Khelgaon Police Station in-charge Nirbhay Kumar, the incident was reported on the night of October 10 when fellow hostel residents alerted the institute administration after finding the student's room locked from the inside.
Preliminary investigations by the local police indicate that the student may have been under pressure from examinations, which had commenced on October 8. Following the discovery, the victim's body was transferred to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) for a post-mortem examination.
In the wake of the incident, the campus became the site of a significant student protest. Hundreds of students gathered to voice their anger against the college administration, alleging that a lack of accountability and poor emergency preparedness contributed to the tragedy. Demonstrators claimed that the institute's ambulance lacked a driver when needed, and that there was a failure to provide timely hospital transport.
One student, identified as Vaibhav, alleged that the warden actively prevented fellow students from performing CPR on the victim, asserting that the situation should be treated as a case of criminal negligence rather than a simple suicide. The protesters have demanded justice, raising slogans against the management and criticising the lack of institutional support during the medical emergency. Police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death as the academic community mourns the loss.
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