IIT Roorkee student allegedly dies by suicide on campus; probe under way

A 20-year-old student at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, allegedly died by suicide on Thursday (November 12, 2026). The circumstances surrounding the incident are currently under investigation by the police, the university said in a statement on Friday (November 13, 2026) Ayush Rajoria — a second-year student of the BS-MS Programme in Mathematics and Computing, Department of Mathematics — was allegedly found dead in his hostel room on Thursday evening (November 12, 2026).

A suicide note has been recovered from his room, the police said. Further investigation is under way.