Second-Year Student Dies by Suicide at IIT Bombay, Investigation Underway by Mumbai Police
Police found handwritten romantic poems in the room and seized the student’s phone and laptop as they investigate the death as a possible suicide.
- On Tuesday night, 20-year-old Material Science student Sohil Rajkumar Sangwan was found dead in his hostel room at IIT Bombay's Powai campus, hanging from a ceiling fan using a bedsheet.
- After Sangwan's parents failed to contact him, they alerted institute authorities, prompting a hostel security in-charge and student to discover his body; the Powai Police subsequently registered an Accidental Death Report under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
- Police seized Sangwan's mobile phone and laptop to analyze WhatsApp chats and call records, while also recovering handwritten romantic poems from his room as investigators explore whether "unrequited love" may have triggered the incident.
- This incident follows previous student suicides at the Powai campus, including Civil Engineering student Naman Agarwal in February 2026 and third-year undergraduate Jayveersinh Dodiya in April 2026, both involving deaths by jumping from hostel buildings.
- Sangwan's family is expected to arrive in Mumbai on Wednesday as Mumbai Police conduct a detailed probe to ascertain the exact circumstances and cause surrounding the student's death.
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A 20-year-old second-year IIT Bombay student, Sohil Rajkumar Sangwan, was found dead in his hostel room, prompting a police investigation. Officials said preliminary findings suggest a suspected suicide, while chats on his phone indicated family and personal issues. Police have registered an ADR and are examining his electronic devices as the investigation continues. 📰 IIT Bombay Student Found Dead in Hostel Room, Police Probe Family and Person…
According to reports, on the night of July 29, 2026, the student's body was found hanging from a noose in room number G-4147 of Hostel No. 4 on the institute's campus in Powai. The deceased student has been identified as 20-year-old Sohil Rajkumar Sangwan, a second-year student in the Materials Science department. According to police, he took this horrific step by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his room with a bedsheet.
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