Bengaluru: 2 students of IISc found dead on campus

Team Udayavani, Mar 4, 2021, 8:33 AM IST

Bengaluru: 2 students of IISc found dead on campus

Bengaluru: Two students of Bengaluru’s Indian Institute of Science (IISC) were found dead on campus on Wednesday, March 3 officials said adding that both the deaths are unrelated.

In the first incident, a PhD student, Randhir Kumar who hailed from Bihar, died by suicide after hanging self, officials said adding that the cause for suicide is yet to be determined.

“The reason behind his suicide is not known as no note was found. Police are investigating,” an IISc faculty told.

In another incident, Rahul Prathap, a student pursuing his Master’s in Mechanical Engineering collapsed while playing football. He was pursuing an MTech degree. Soon after collapsing he became unresponsive and was rushed to a hospital, officials said.

“After first-aid at the IISc health centre, he was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead,” the institute said in a statement.