Tragic Incident at IIT Kharagpur: Second Student Suicide in Ten Days

A second tragic suicide incident at IIT Kharagpur has emerged, with a 22-year-old engineering student found dead in his dormitory. This follows another suicide just ten days prior, raising serious concerns about mental health support for students on campus. The authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding these incidents, as the institution grapples with a troubling pattern of student deaths. The community is left questioning the measures in place to support student well-being and prevent such tragedies in the future.

By Narendra Chaudhary Apr 28, 2026, 15:19 IST

Another Student Suicide at IIT Kharagpur

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Kolkata, April 28: A tragic event has unfolded at the IIT Kharagpur campus in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, where a student reportedly took his own life, marking the second such incident in just ten days.

The lifeless body of a 22-year-old engineering student was discovered in the Madan Mohan Malviya Hall on Tuesday morning. Initial investigations suggest it may be a suicide, according to officials.

The deceased has been identified as Soham Haldar, who resided in the Shalbagan area of Barasat in North 24 Parganas. He was enrolled in the MTech program specializing in Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering at IIT Kharagpur and was living in the Madan Mohan Malviya Hall.

Security personnel were alerted when the hall door remained closed throughout the morning. Upon entering, they found the student hanging and promptly notified the police. The authorities recovered the body and transported it to BC Roy Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Authorities are treating this incident as a potential suicide, and the body has been sent for a post-mortem examination. The family of the deceased has been notified.

As of now, the IIT Kharagpur administration has not released an official statement regarding this incident.

Previously, on April 18, another student, Jaibir Singh Dodia, tragically jumped from the eighth floor of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hall on the IIT Kharagpur campus. Dodia, a 21-year-old from the Ghuma area of Ahmedabad, was a third-year mechanical engineering student residing in Nehru Hall.

In 2025, a total of seven students from IIT Kharagpur lost their lives, with five of those cases involving hanging. Notable incidents included the suicides of Shoaan Malik on January 12, Aniket Walkar on April 21, Mohammad Asif Qamar on May 4, Ritam Mandal on July 18, Chandradeep Pawar on July 22, and Harsh Kumar Pandey on September 20. Additionally, on December 7, Bhattaram Sharan Kumar's body was found at the Puri railway gate in Kharagpur after being struck by a train.