A first-year student of the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-D) allegedly attempted suicide by jumping from the fourth floor of his hostel building in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.
While he has not provided his statement, preliminary investigations have revealed that he was depressed over pursuing engineering. He had left no suicide note. The 19-year-old student is admitted to the AIIMS Trauma centre with multiple leg fractures.
A senior police officer said that around 4 a.m., the victim was asked by his roommate to accompany him downstairs for a walk.
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While the friend went downstairs, the teen allegedly went to the balcony on the fourth floor and jumped off. The friend heard a loud thud and found the student screaming on the ground and bleeding profusely. The student lived in Vindhyachal hostel.
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police-I (South) Chinmoy Biswal said that the student was probably depressed as it has emerged that he did not want to study engineering. Police are trying to verify if he was using anti-depressants.