First year student of IIIT-Allahabad dies by suicide: Police

A 20-year-old student of the Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), who suffered from hearing impairment, has died by suicide at the institute’s hostel in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, police said on Sunday (March 30, 2025).

They said the deceased has been identified as Madala Rahul Chaitanya (20), a first-year B.Tech student.

Sharing the information, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Dhoomanganj, Ajendra Yadav said Chaitanya died on Saturday (March 29, 2025) night at the SRN Hospital.