Anshu Malaiya was a 19-year-old BTech student at IIT-Roorkee who was recently found dead in her hostel room, find out more about the incident below
According to reports, Anshu’s death marks the third student who is suspected to have died by suicide at the institute in just a year.
As of now, police and other officials are still carrying out an investigation into the exact cause of the incident.
Who is Anshu Malaiya as IIT-Roorkee student commits suicide, biography, age, batch, education and hometown birth place state
Anshu Malaiya was a 19-year-old student of at IIT-Roorkee. She was a second year B-Tech student and a resident of Itarsi, in Madhya Pradesh. According to her LinkedIn account, Anshu was a major in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. She did her schooling from Vardhaman Public School, where she passed her Class 12, PCM with IP in May 2023.
Anshu Malaiya found dead
According to reports, Anshu was alone in her room at Kasturba Bhavan hostel since Tuesday afternoon. During the evening hours, one of her fellow students came to meet her but found the door locked from inside. She immediately rushed and alerted the authorities.
Inspector Narendra Singh Bisht, who is in charge of the Civil Lines police station, stated how his team broke open the door and recovered the body upon reaching the spot. According to the police, they did not recover any suicide note. Moreover, her mobile phone and laptop are both password-protected, and authorities are currently making efforts to unlock them. A forensic team examined the scene and handed over the body to her family after the postmortem.
Cause of death
As of now, the exact cause behind the death of Anshu Malaiya remains unknown but it is largely speculated that she committed suicide. However, police officials stated that Anshu had notably been performing well academically and had cleared all her exams so far. Moreover, her family has also declined to speak about the incident as of now.
IIT-Roorkee also issued a statement on Wednesday, stating:
The institute is fully supportive of the ongoing police investigation and is cooperating with authorities to ascertain the facts.
Other similar deaths
So far, Anshu’s death marks the third such death by suicide at the same institution this year. Earlier this year in January, a 21-year-old third-year student named Shaon Mallick was found dead at the Azad Hall of IIT Kharagpur. During the same week, the dead body of a Junior Lab Technician cum Lab Assistant was recovered from the campus quarters.