A student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, allegedly committed suicide on Wednesday by hanging himself from the ceiling in his hostel room, the police said.
Police ident i fied the victim as Bheem Singh, a third-year student of Ph.D, said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Akhilesh Kumar.
Singh, who hailed from Ferozabad, was staying at a hostel on IIT campus, the SSP said.
Singh’s friends told police that he was under severe stress, the SSP said.