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IIT Bombay student commits suicide in hotel; body found after 2 days

The deceased identified as Jaydeep Swain is said to be a student of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, and was pursuing his Masters in engineering from there.

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A 22-year-old youth allegedly committed suicide inside a hotel at Jogeshwari west, on Monday morning. The police discovered the body of the deceased in a decomposed state. The deceased identified as Jaydeep Swain is said to be a student of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, and was pursuing his Masters in engineering from there. According to the police, Swain's body was discovered after the owner of the hotel reported to the police about the smell coming from his room. Swain who was lying unconscious on his bed was immediately rushed to Cooper hospital where he was declared dead on arrival.

Swain who hails from Durg district of Chattisgarh was staying in the hostel of the IIT campus and later he checked inside Treebo hotel of Jogeshwari west. The hotel staff had allotted him a room after completing the identification and payment formalities and since then, Swain was not seen outside his room.

"Swain checked inside the hotel last week on Friday and as per rules, we first followed all the procedures and then Swain paid the rent by his card. After he checked in, we did not see him outside his room and neither anyone from outside came to visit him. He had just one bag and he never responded to the room service staff and he also did not respond to the breakfast call given in the morning. We thought not to disturb him so we considered to leave him alone. On Monday morning, the guests complained about smell coming from Swain's room so later we informed the police who opened the door with a master key and there they found the dead body." said a hotel staff.

"We suspect that the suicide must have been done under depression and stress because inside the room, we found some tablets and pills so it might be an overdose for him leading to death. We have also taken samples of some eatables inside the room and have sent them for examination. The deceased was last active on social media two days back and his status too was indicating that he was going through some depression. We are waiting for the postmortem report and as of now the investigation is under progress." said a police officer of Amboli police station.

POSSIBLE CAUSE

  • Cops found pills and tablets inside the youth’s hotel room
     
  • It is being suspected that the victim was under stress and depression
     
  • His last update on social media hints at depression, cops said
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