TNN, Nov 30, 2005, 11.55pm IST
KANPUR: Swapnil Chandrakant Dharaskar, a second-year student of mechanical engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, on Wednesday committed suicide barely half-an-hour before he was to appear for his chemistry second semester exam.
Though the cause of his death could not be ascertained, it appears as though Swapnil — Roll no: Y4137 — killed himself by jumping off a building.
His body was found by sweeper Ram Kishan outside the administrative office building — which is about 60 feet high — at 7.30 am.
IIT campus doctor Mamta Vyas, who initially examined the body, declared Chandrakant dead. Later Dr S N Bajpai and Dr Mumuksh Dixit, who conducted the autopsy, said Swapnil's right-side ribs and four teeth were broken and left leg was fractured, suggesting that he may have jumped or fallen from the top-storey of the building.
His viscera has been preserved for further forensic examinations, but circumstantial evidence suggests he might have committed suicide, sources said.
Soon after the news broke about Swapnil's death, IIT authorities sealed room number 203 of Hall-2 where the deceased used to reside and students were strictly told not to interact with the media.
Dean of Students Affairs (DOSA) Prawaal Sinha said the real cause of death could be ascertained only after forensic reports were received.
But he said the student might have committed suicide due to stress. "IIT exams are undoubtedly stressful and the boy might have committed suicide due to the same reason," he said.
Sinha also added that hardly half-an-hour before the incident, the boy had spoken to his Nagpur-based father Chandrakant Dharaskar at length and apprised him about his examinations and was scheduled to go home on December 4 and return on December 24.
KANPUR: Swapnil Chandrakant Dharaskar, a second-year student of mechanical engineering at Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, on Wednesday committed suicide barely half-an-hour before he was to appear for his chemistry second semester exam.
Though the cause of his death could not be ascertained, it appears as though Swapnil — Roll no: Y4137 — killed himself by jumping off a building.
His body was found by sweeper Ram Kishan outside the administrative office building — which is about 60 feet high — at 7.30 am.
IIT campus doctor Mamta Vyas, who initially examined the body, declared Chandrakant dead. Later Dr S N Bajpai and Dr Mumuksh Dixit, who conducted the autopsy, said Swapnil's right-side ribs and four teeth were broken and left leg was fractured, suggesting that he may have jumped or fallen from the top-storey of the building.
His viscera has been preserved for further forensic examinations, but circumstantial evidence suggests he might have committed suicide, sources said.
Soon after the news broke about Swapnil's death, IIT authorities sealed room number 203 of Hall-2 where the deceased used to reside and students were strictly told not to interact with the media.
Dean of Students Affairs (DOSA) Prawaal Sinha said the real cause of death could be ascertained only after forensic reports were received.
But he said the student might have committed suicide due to stress. "IIT exams are undoubtedly stressful and the boy might have committed suicide due to the same reason," he said.
Sinha also added that hardly half-an-hour before the incident, the boy had spoken to his Nagpur-based father Chandrakant Dharaskar at length and apprised him about his examinations and was scheduled to go home on December 4 and return on December 24.
