By Shishir Prashant 
PrashantNews
A 19-year-old student of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee allegedly committed suicide in his hostel room on late Thursday night, police said on Friday.
The student has been identified as Ayush Rajouria, a resident of Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh, who was pursuing the second year of the BS-MS programme in Mathematics and Computing in the institute’s Mathematics Department.
Police received information about the incident at around 1 am on Friday, following which a team rushed to the spot.
A suicide note was also recovered from the room. According to the police, he did not hold anybody responsible for his decision.
Police said an investigation was underway to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the student’s death.
Meanwhile, IIT Roorkee expressed grief over the loss of its student and said it was extending full cooperation to the authorities investigating the incident.
In an official statement, the institute said it was committed to providing all necessary assistance to the bereaved family. It added that the circumstances surrounding the incident were being investigated by the police and that the institute was cooperating fully with them.