23-year-old student of ISI found dead, suicide suspected

Mystery shrouds the death of a 23-year-old student Rohit Das of Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), whose body was found on Tuesday evening inside the premises of the institution situated on BT Road near Bon Hooghly in North 24 Parganas.

Though the exact reason behind the death of Rohit Das is yet to be ascertained, police suspect that he has committed suicide by jumping off from the terrace of the 11-storeyed building.

Some students, the institute authorities and police took him to RG Kar Medical College and Hospital where he was declared brought dead.

Police came to know after preliminary investigation that Rohit, who was a resident of Uttarpara in Hooghly, was suffering from depression. Though the police are yet to confirm the reason behind his death, depression could be the reason over pressure to join job as early as possible.

Rohit, who was a brilliant student and scored high marks in both Madhyamik and Higher Secondary examinations, also came second in the first semester examinations.

He had also been to Hyderabad a few days ago for the purpose of his education. He also wanted to complete his PhD course before joining any job.

It was known to some of his friends that he was depressed and had not been keeping well for quite some days. Rohit was also sitting all alone on Tuesday morning. They took him to the physician in the institute itself. He spoke to a psychiatrist for around one and a half hour. His friends found him visibly calm after speaking to the doctor.

He told his friends that he would go home on Tuesday evening. He also spoke to his elder sister over phone and told her that he would be going home. No one knows that what happened all of a sudden that he went to the terrace of the building and jumped off to commit suicide.