Police said the student was a native of Hyderabad in Telangana
Pune: A 19-year-old student pursuing his third year of BTech (E&TC) at MIT college in Kothrud died by suicide around 7am on Wednesday, after allegedly jumping from the terrace of his residential building in the same area.
Senior inspector Arun Ghodke of Kothrud police said, “The student was a native of Hyderabad in Telangana . He was staying alone in a rented flat on the sixth floor. His mother frequently visited Pune and stayed with him. The building is part of an SRA scheme behind MIT. The reason behind the suicide is not known as he did not leave a note. Ghodke added, “The student left his flat and went to the terrace of the building before jumping off. He fell in an open space on the society premises. Local residents heard the sound of his fall and raised an alarm.”
The Kothrud police registered a case of accidental death in the case late on Wednesday evening.
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A senior MIT official said the student had a very good academic record and satisfactory attendance. “According to his friends, the student had returned from his hometown just a day before the incident. His friends were shocked to learn about his death as he had been doing well in college,” the official said.
The official added that the student was staying with his relatives in a private apartment near the college. Download the TOI App.