A second-semester student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati was found dead in his hotel room, police said today, Friday, April 12, stated a report by PTI.
Kamrup's Superintendent of Police Ranjan Bhuyan said the body was found hanging inside his room at Dihing hostel on Wednesday, April 10.
A suicide note was also found.
"He stated in the note that no one is responsible for his death. Prima facie it does not look like any foul play is involved. However, we are continuing our investigation to find more details," he told PTI.
After post-mortem and due legal formalities, the body has been sent with his parents to his hometown Samastipur in Bihar, the SP said.
The deceased student has been identified as Saurabh, studying in the Computer Science Department, stated the PTI report.
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