A 21-year-old student at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur in West Bengal's West Midnapore district died after falling from the eighth floor of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hall on Saturday morning.

The police have identified the deceased as 21-year-old Jaibir Singh Dodia, a resident of Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Jaibir was a third-year manufacturing engineering student at the premier engineering institute.

Jaiveer's blood-soaked body was found in front of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Hall on Saturday morning. Police from the Hijli outpost arrived at the scene upon receiving information and started the investigation.

According to police sources, campus security guards were the first to spot Jaiveer lying in a pool of blood. They informed the institute authorities.

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Police, IIT suspects suicide

Police arrived at the scene and took the bloodied Jaibir to the campus' BC Roy Hospital. After a preliminary examination, the doctor declared him dead.

The institute and the police have launched separate investigations. Initial investigations suggest that Jaibir may have committed suicide by jumping from the roof of the eight-story building.

The police have sent the body for an autopsy, after which the actual cause of death will be ascertained. However, officials at the institute have not yet issued a statement on the incident.

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Eight death in 16 months

It is not the first such case of mysterious deaths or suicide at IIT Kharagpur. In the past 16 months, a total of eight students and researchers have died. Seven of these deaths occurred on campus.

The bodies of five of the deceased students were found hanging. The series of student deaths has created a stir on the IIT Kharagpur campus.

Campus counselling is well-established at the institute, and numerous other measures have been taken to prevent depression.

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