A 22-year-old MTech student, Soham Haldar, was found dead in his hostel room at IIT Kharagpur on Tuesday, officials said. He was declared brought dead at the institute hospital. Police have launched a probe, suspecting suicide pending post-mortem. The incident comes days after another student’s death, raising concerns over campus mental health support systems.

Kolkata: A 22-year-old M Tech student was found dead in his hostel room in the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, the second such incident reported on the campus within a span of 10 days.

The student, identified as Soham Haldar, was found hanging from the ceiling of his hostel room on Tuesday and he was immediately taken to the institute hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead, an IIT Kharagpur official said.

Haldar, a dual-degree student in Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering, was a boarder of the Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya Hall of Residence on the campus.

Police from the Kharagpur Town police station have initiated a probe into the incident as preliminary findings indicated that it could be a case of suicide, though the exact cause of death will be ascertained following the post-mortem examination, the official said.