IIT final year student commits suicide in Kharagpur

A student of the premier Indian Institute of Technology (Kharagpur) allegedly committed suicide, police sources said on Monday.

Boga Shravan (24), a final year M-Tech student of IIT (Kharagpur) was found hanging from the ceiling of his hostel room by his classmates, the sources said.

Shravan hails from Nalgonda district of Andhra Pradesh.

Additional Superintendent of Police of Kharagpur B. Chandrasekhar said as per initial investigation it was found that the campus placements of the final year students of M-Tech was held recently and Shravan got a job in the placement but it was not up to his expectation and was disheartened with the matter.