Bhubaneswar: A woman studying at IIT-Bhubaneswar died after allegedly falling from the fifth floor of its administrative building, police said Wednesday.
The body of the 23-year-old woman was recovered by police from the institute’s campus Tuesday night.
“We suspect it to be a case of suicide,” a police officer said.
The deceased was identified as Kritika Raj, a third-year BTech student from Delhi.
“Yesterday night at about 11pm, a student fell down from the fifth floor of the administration building which houses the library… The police was informed immediately and are investigating the case,” the institute said in a statement.
The body has been taken to Khurda district headquarters hospital for postmortem examination, the officer said.
PTI
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