TNN Oct 19, 2011, 02.03AM IST
KHARAGPUR: Sunil Kujur, a fourth year student of IIT Kharagpur, was found hanging in his hostel room on Tuesday evening. He was a brilliant student and had no problem with studies but was depressed for some reason, say his friends.
This is the second suicide at IIT-Kgp in three months. In July, a final year student of the metallurgy department had killed himself.
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another suicide at IIT , Kharagpur student found hanging in hostel
In a sad news, Sunil Kujur, a fourth year student of IIT Kharagpur, was found hanging in his hostel room on Tuesday evening,though this incident does not point to study pressure , apparently Sunil was a bright student and had no problem with his studies.
“Kujur had stopped interacting with his friends and hostel mates for the past month. He had become a recluse and even refused to take food at times,..,He had an excellent academic record. There is no possibility of stress due to studies. We initially thought Kujur was remaining aloof due to the semester examination,” said an IIT-Kgp official, as quoted on ToI.
Earlier IIT council has decided on constituting a task force to prevent student suicides at IIT’s.
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A Campus in Sorrow
Thu, Oct 20, 2011
With the deepest regret we inform of a suicide in HJB Hall. Sunil Kujur, a fourth year student from the Department of Mining Engineering allegedly hanged himself in his room. According to his friends, this was totally unexpected and no clear reason has been ascertained for this act. His friends had to break down his door after he didn’t respond to knocks for a prolonged period of time.
The counselling centre has been making every effort to identify students who are prone to loneliness and depression, with a network of representatives in each hall. Here’s hoping we can prevent such disasters in the future.
