IIT-M student from UP commits suicide

Chennai: A 19-year-old student of IIT Madras allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in his hostel room on Monday, police said. Kuldeep Yadav, hailing from Uttar Pradesh, was a second year civil engineering student.

Other students in the hostel noticed that Yadav's room had remained closed since morning. On suspicion, they broke open the door and found his body hanging from the ceiling, police said.

He was immediately rushed to a private hospital, where he was declared brought dead.

The boy's father Yasodhar Singh, an agriculturist, has been informed about the incident, police said.