Posted on September 22, 2018 by NT Bureau
Chennai: A student of IIT-Madras ended his life in his hostel room last night.
According to the police, Shahid Gurmut (23), son of Shajahan Gurmut, took the extreme step by hanging self inside his room.
A final year dual degree student (five year course), he was pursuing Ocean Engineering and was an inmate of Jamuna Hostel in the sprawling campus of the IIT.
He was a native of Palakkad, Kerala. Preliminary investigations revealed that he ended his life due to a family dispute.
He often fought with his parents and brother over the phone, it is said. He was said to be upset last night as his phone calls to them were unanswered. He did not leave any suicide note behind.
The police are waiting for the family members to reach the city. His body was sent to Government Royapettah Hospital for post mortem. Kotturpuram police have registered a case.
