Vishakhapatnam: Missing IIT Hyderabad Student Found Dead On Beach

Vishakhapatnam: Missing IIT Hyderabad Student Found Dead On Beach

He was suspected to have died by suicide Police shifted the body to King George Hospital for autopsy and took up investigation.

IANSUpdated: Tuesday, July 25, 2023, 10:59 AM IST
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A student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad, who went missing last week, was found dead here on Tuesday. The body of Karthik (21) was found at a beach here. He was suspected to have died by suicide Police shifted the body to King George Hospital for autopsy and took up investigation.

Karthik, a B. Tech second year student, left the campus on July 17, but did not return causing concern to the authorities and the family. His phone was also switched off. On receipt of the information from the IIT authorities, his parents rushed to the institute on July 19.

They lodged a complaint with the Sangareddy rural police. Police and the student's family members had searched him at various places. During the investigation, police traced the mobile phone signal to Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. A team of policemen along with Karthik's parents left for Visakhapatnam.

Karthik's family say that he was a bright student and the first tribal from their village to be at IIT. His roommates say that he was studying hard to clear the three backlogs and that he appeared depressed.

The student hails from Miryalguda in Nalgonda district. IIT Hyderabad is located at Kandi in Sangareddy district. The Arilova police registered a case under section 174 of CrPC. Investigation is going on to find out the reason behind the boy's suicide.

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