IIIT Nagpur: BTech CSE student allegedly dies by suicide on campus
Press Trust of India | May 4, 2026 | 10:24 PM IST | 1 min read
IIIT Nagpur: Shreyash Chandrakant Mane, a native of Kolhapur, jumped off the terrace of his hostel on the campus at around 4:30 am, a Butibori police official said
NAGPUR: A second-year engineering student of the Indian Institute of Information Technology Nagpur allegedly committed suicide on Monday, a police official said. Shreyash Chandrakant Mane (20), a native of Kolhapur, jumped off the terrace of his hostel on the campus at around 4:30am, the Butibori police station official said.
"He was a second-year student of Computer Science Engineering (CSE). A case of accidental death has been registered. No suicide note was found from the spot.
We are probing all angles, including personal and academic," assistant inspector Nilesh Chaure said.
If you know someone – friend or family member – at risk of suicide, please reach out to them. Those in distress or having suicidal thoughts or tendencies could seek help and counselling by calling 9820466726 or visiting AASRA’s official website or can call iCALL on 9152987821. Here are some more helpline numbers of suicide prevention organisations that can offer emotional support to individuals and families.
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