First year student of IIIT-Allahabad dies by suicide: Police

A 20-year-old student of the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), who suffered from hearing impairment, has died by suicide at the institute’s hostel in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, police said on Sunday (March 30, 2025).

They said the deceased has been identified as Madala Rahul Chaitanya (20), a first-year B.Tech student.

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Sharing the information, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Dhoomanganj, Ajendra Yadav said Chaitanya died on Saturday (March 29, 2025) night at the SRN Hospital.

Public relations officer of the IIIT Pankaj Mishra told PTI that Chaitanya was admitted to the institute in the deaf-and-mute category. He did not come for classes for the last three months and was depressed due to academic pressure, Mr. Mishra said.

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He said Chaitanya was from Telangana’s Nizamabad district and he had informed his mother about the pressure at studies.

Mr. Mishra said at 8 p.m. on Saturday (March 29, 2025), another first-year B.Tech student, Katravath Akhil (20), died of cardiac arrest. Akhil, also from Telangana, was suffering from many diseases, he added.

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Mr. Mishra said a three-member inquiry committee has been formed to investigate all aspects of the deaths of the two students and it will submit its report to the IIIT director within a week.

Those in distress or having suicidal tendencies could also seek help from Sanjivini, Society for Mental Health suicide prevention by calling 011-40769002 or counselling by calling any of the numbers found in this link.