Jamshedpur, March 09: The body of a fourth year engineering student of National Institute of Technology (NIT) was found hanging in his hostel room in Adityapur, about 5 km from here, in adjoining Saraikela-Kharswan district of Jharkhand today.
The body of Vinay Pant, a meritorious student of electrical engineering and a resident of Uttarakhand, was found hanging in his hostel room and taken to Tata Main Hospital here, institute sources said.
He was declared brought dead, hospital sources said.
Pant, a resident of Uttarakhand, had already been offered job by two companies, including Jindal Steel, during the campus selection process and had recently cleared the MBA entrance (CAT test),
“We are investigating the matter”, Acting Director of NIT, S B L Saxena said.
Saxena, who went to the hospital on being informed, said he could make any comments only after discussing with fellow students and concerned officials.
——PTI