A first-year B.Tech student from Assam at the Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology (SMIT) died after falling from the eighth storey of her hostel building. Police are investigating whether the fall was accident or suicide.
This death comes after a similar incident in 2024, when another student died after jumping from a seven-story structure at the college. The regularity of similar incidents raises concerns regarding the safety of hostel buildings, including access to high-risk locations and the efficacy of surveillance systems.
Authorities are investigating the facts behind the catastrophe, while students and parents alike are pushing the institution to evaluate its safety procedures and processes to avoid similar fatal situations in the future.
