Overview
- Powai Police registered an Accidental Death Report and are examining CCTV footage and a recovered diary note while preparing to record the campus mental-health professional’s statement.
- CCTV shows the student entering the terrace of Hostel No. 4 alone and waiting for about 10 minutes before the fall at around 1:17 a.m., officers said.
- Investigators learned he had visited the campus hospital for counselling on February 2 and 3, and friends said he had appeared withdrawn in recent days.
- Police say a handwritten note was found and sent for forensic analysis, with officers indicating it referenced depression.
- IIT Bombay’s director said the student was performing well academically and announced expanded faculty-advisor training and reinforced wellness support as rising IIT suicide figures draw renewed scrutiny of campus mental-health systems.