IIT Madras issues statement on research scholar ‘suicide’

The institute said, "It endeavours and assures to improve and sustain the well-being of the students/scholars, faculty and staff on campus while constantly evaluating the various support systems in place.” 

A day after a student of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras allegedly hanged himself to death in his hostel room, the institute issued a statement. The deceased Srivan Sunny, a resident of Maharashtra, was a second-year research student in the electrical engineering department at IIT Madras.  

The official statement issued by the institute reads, “It is with deep shock and agony that IIT Madras conveys the tragic and untimely passing away of a second year MS Research Scholar of Electrical Engineering department on 13.02.2023.”

It further reads, “The institute expresses its sincere condolences and stands united in grief along with the friends and family of the deceased student. The institute endeavours and assures to improve and sustain the well-being of the students/scholars, faculty and staff on campus while constantly evaluating the various support systems in place.”

The parents of the student have reached Chennai and we request everyone to please respect the privacy of the family at this unfortunate moment. May the departed soul rest in peace, the institute said. 

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