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Second-Year Student Dies by Suicide at IIT Bombay, Investigation Underway by Mumbai Police

Police registered an accidental death report as investigators work to determine the cause, while the institute has not officially confirmed suicide.

Summary by India TV News
Several students alleged that the death was a case of suicide. However, the institute has not officially confirmed the cause of death as the investigation is underway.

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According to reports, on the night of July 29, 2026, the student's body was found hanging from a noose in room number G-4147 of Hostel No. 4 on the institute's campus in Powai. The deceased student has been identified as 20-year-old Sohil Rajkumar Sangwan, a second-year student in the Materials Science department. According to police, he took this horrific step by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his room with a bedsheet.

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India TV News broke the news in Noida, India on Wednesday, July 29, 2026.
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