WARANGAL: A third-year student, pursuing computer science engineering at
NIT Warangal, committed suicide on Wednesday. Kaushik Pandey, from Malda in West Bengal, was a topper in first year, but his marks dropped in second year, university sources said. On Wednesday, around 12am, his father Viplab Pandey could not reach him on phone. On reaching his hostel room, he was unable to open the door.
When he peeked through the window, he found his son hanging from the ceiling fan.
Sources at
NIT said that since Pandey had done well in first year, he was given a chance to switch streams. He switched from electronics and communication engineering to computer science engineering. “He performance dropped in second year,” a source said.
After the vacation following second year exams, Pandey returned to NIT on Monday. He was accompanied by his father, who booked a nearby lodge for himself.
The father told authorities that his son was undergoing treatment for depression. According to Kazipet inspector Ajay Kumar, a suspicious death case was registered under Section 174 of CrPC.