Bhubaneswar: Engineering student found dead in college hostel; suicide suspected

The 18-year-old student from Raipur in Chhattisgarh, was found dead inside his room by his classmates on Sunday night

Published on: Dec 1, 2025, 14:55:43 IST

By Debabrata Mohanty

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A first-year computer science and engineering student at Bhubaneswar’s KIIT University was found dead in his hostel room late Sunday night.

The mobile phone and laptop of the student were seized and the room was sealed. (Representative file photo)

According to a press release issued by Bhubaneswar commissionerate police, the 18-year-old student from Raipur in Chhattisgarh, was found dead inside his room by his classmates on Sunday night.

A team of police officers reached the hostel and the door was broken open under videography. The student was taken to KIMS Hospital, but was declared dead by doctors.

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Based on the medico-legal report later received from KIMS Hospital, police have registered an unnatural death case.

KIIT officials did not comment on the incident and the copy will be updated whenever it is received.

The mobile phone and laptop of the student were seized and the room was sealed pending the arrival of his parents. The post-mortem and inquest will be conducted after the parents reach Bhubaneswar.

This is the third reported case of suicide at KIIT this year.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Debabrata Mohanty
Debabrata Mohanty is a senior assistant editor of Hindustan Times who works as state correspondent from Odisha covering the state's politics, governance, public policy, natural disasters, environment and its society for close to three decades. With his long years of reporting from the state capital of Bhubaneswar, Mohanty has been known as one of the most experienced and credible journalists covering Odisha for the national English dailies. His reporting combines on-ground detail with deep institutional knowledge detailing the state's changing politics, governance issues, administrative reforms and the functioning of its public institutions. He has regularly reported on issues ranging from legislative developments and public policy implementation. Politics is his core areas of expertise as he closely tracks Odisha's political landscape, including the rise and transformation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the two principal political parties in Odisha. His long association with the state's political establishment enables him to write on contemporary developments in a larger political context. Mohanty takes a deep interest in writing human interest stories, environmental issues and documenting the impact of cyclones, floods, heatwaves, and other climate-related events in one of the most disaster-prone states. His coverage extends to public health, governance reforms and stories on accountability of government institutions. Before joining Hindustan Times, Mohanty worked with The Indian Express, Mail Today, and The Telegraph, where he covered at least six general elections and as many assembly elections. In 2007, he was selected for the prestigious Chevening Young Indian Print Journalist Programme at the University of Lincoln, United Kingdom, where he received advanced training in print journalism. In 2009 he won the Press Institute of India-International Committee of Red Cross award on conflict reporting for his on-ground reportage of 2008 Kandhamal riots.Read More

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