NEW DELHI: A woman studying at IIT-Bhubaneswar died after allegedly falling from the fifth floor of its administrative building, police said on Wednesday.
The police discovered the lifeless body of the 23-year-old student on the institute’s premises late Tuesday night. “We suspect it to be a case of suicide,” a police officer said.
The victim was identified as Kritika Raj, a third-year B.Tech student hailing from Delhi.
In an official statement, the institute disclosed, “Yesterday night at about 11 pm, a student fell down from the fifth floor of the administration building which houses the library… The police was informed immediately and are investigating the case.”
The body has been transported to the Khurda district headquarters hospital for a postmortem examination, as confirmed by the police officer.